[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16556]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. VAN HILLEARY

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2000

  Mr. HILLEARY. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, July 10, I was unavoidably 
detained from the House chamber when my flight from Tennessee to return 
to Washington was canceled due to weather conditions. Had I been 
present I would have cast my vote as follows: Rollcall No. 373, yes; 
Rollcall No. 374, no; Rollcall No. 375, yes; Rollcall no. 376, no; 
Rollcall No. 377, yes; Rollcall No. 378, no.
  On Monday, July 24, I was unavoidably detained from the House chamber 
while I attended a funeral in Tennessee of the mother of my good friend 
and our colleague, Representative Bill Jenkins. Had I been present I 
would have cast my vote as follows: Rollcall No. 429, yes.

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