[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1928]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. RONNIE SHOWS

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 1, 2000

  Mr. SHOWS. Mr. Speaker, I was away from the floor of the House on 
Tuesday, February 29, 2000, on official business and was unable to cast 
a recorded vote on rollcall 26.
  Had I been present for rollcall 26, I would have voted ``yea'' on the 
motion to suspend the rules and pass S. 613, the Indian Tribal Economic 
Development and Contract Encouragement Act.

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