[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1274]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. PATRICK J. KENNEDY

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 15, 2000

  Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island. Mr. Speaker, on February 14, 2000, I was 
unavoidably detained and consequently missed two votes.
  Had I been here I would have voted:
  ``Yes'' on the passage of H. Con. Res. 247--Expressing Sense of 
Congress Regarding the Importance of Organ, Tissue, Bone Marrow and 
Blood Donation and Supporting National Donor Day.
  ``Yes'' on the passage of H. Con. Res. 76--Recognizing the Social 
Problem of Child Abuse and Neglect and Supporting Efforts to Enhance 
Public Awareness of it.




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