[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24719]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. XAVIER BECERRA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 25, 2000

  Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, on October 24, 2000, I was detained with 
business in my district, and therefore unable to cast my votes on 
rollcall numbers 541 through 543. Had I been present for the votes, I 
would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote 542, and ``nay'' on rollcall 
votes 541 and 543.

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