[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2893]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. ADAM SMITH

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 15, 2000

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, March 9, I had to 
fly home for my wife's ultrasound and missed several votes.
  On House vote 42 on H.R. 3846 (Minimum Wage/Question of Continued 
Consideration) I would have voted ``yes.''
  On House vote 43 on H.R. 3846 (Minimum Wage/Two-Year Increase) I 
would have voted ``yes.''
  On House vote 44 on H.R. 3846 (Minimum Wage/Recommit) I would have 
voted ``yes.''
  On House vote 45 (Minimum Wage/Passage) I would have voted ``yes.''

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