[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22700]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

                                 ______
                                 

                             HON. DAVID WU

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 11, 2000

  Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, October 10, 2000, I was unavoidably 
detained due to airline mechanical problems. Had I been present, I 
would have voted the following ways:
  No on rollcall No. 519, S. 2438, the Pipeline Safety Act.
  Yes on rollcall No. 520, H.R. 208, a bill to amend title 5, United 
States Code, to allow for the contribution of certain rollover 
distributions to accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan, to eliminate 
certain waiting-period requirements for participating in the Thrift 
Savings Plan, and for other purposes.
  Yes on rollcall No. 521, H.R. 762, Lupus Research and Care 
Amendments.

                          ____________________