[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20828]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 3, 2000

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, because I was unavoidably detained, I 
missed Roll Call Votes #503, 504 and 505 yesterday.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``Yea'' on each bill.

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