[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 25239]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, October 24, I was not present


in Washington and, therefore, unable to vote on that day. My wife Kasey 
and I became the proud parents of a baby girl, 7 pound, 2 ounce, 21-
inch baby girl. This is our second child.
  Had I been here, I would like the Record to reflect that I would have 
voted no on rollcall vote 541, yes on rollcall vote 542, and yes on 
rollcall vote 543.
  Also, Mr. Speaker, if I may, on Thursday, October 26 of this year, 
yesterday, I again was not able to be in Washington and, therefore, 
unable to vote because I was picking up my wife Kasey and our newborn 
baby and taking them both back home from the hospital.
  Had I been present, I would like the Record to reflect that I would 
have voted no on rollcall vote 553, yes on rollcall vote 554, no on 
rollcall vote 555, no on rollcall vote 556, no on rollcall vote 557, no 
on rollcall vote 558, no on rollcall vote 559, no on rollcall vote 560, 
yes on rollcall vote 561, and no on rollcall vote 562.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. CROWLEY. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the gentleman, I want 
to congratulate Kasey, I want to congratulate the new arrival, Kenzie; 
is that correct?
  Mr. CROWLEY. Kenzie, yes.
  Mr. HOYER. Seven pounds, two ounces, I understand, of beautiful baby 
girl. As the father of three young women myself, I know the joy of 
having a daughter. And, of course, I know the gentleman's son well, and 
he is going to be blessed with his sister.
  I want to say that I am sure there is not a person in this Chamber or 
an American anywhere who does not think the gentleman made the right 
judgment. Congratulations to you.
  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, I want to just say that 
she will be eligible for dating when she is 40 years of age. So I thank 
all my colleagues very, very much.
  Mr. HOYER. If the gentleman will continue to yield, Mr. Speaker, I 
would advise him that that is a good theory, but it does not work out 
in practice.

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