[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22040]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 10, 2000

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I was unfortunately absent for the 
rollcall vote on passage of H.R. 3244, the Victims of Trafficking and 
Violence Protection Act Conference Report. Had I been present, I would 
have voted ``yea.''