[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 557]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        ANNOUNCEMENT OF ABSENCE

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I want the Record to show that I ask 
unanimous consent to be excused from voting on Thursday and Friday of 
this week. I am leaving for the West Coast for a matter of urgent 
personal concern in connection with the airline crash, and I will not 
be here to vote. I want the Record to show why I am not here.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the Record will so reflect.

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