[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25968]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JIM DeMINT

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 2, 2000

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. Speaker, due to air traffic congestion, I was 
unavoidably detained in my district last night. Had I been present, I 
would have voted ``yes'' on both Roll Call Votes 584 and 585.

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