[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22692]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                             HON. BOB RILEY

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 11, 2000

  Mr. RILEY. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained for rollcall No. 
519, S. 2438, the Pipeline Safety Act. Had I been present I would have 
voted ``yea.'' Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained for rollcall No. 
520, H.R. 208, to allow for the contribution of certain rollover 
distributions to accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan, and to eliminate 
certain waiting-period requirements for participating in the Thrift 
Savings Plan. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea.'' Mr. 
Speaker, I was unavoidably detained for rollcall No. 521, H.R. 762, 
Lupus Research and Care amendments. Had I been present I would have 
voted ``yea.''

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