[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4957]
[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

                        Thursday, April 6, 2000

  Mr. SHOWS. Mr. Speaker, I was away from the floor of the House on 
Monday, April 3, 2000, on official business and was unable to cast 
recorded votes on rollcalls 96 and 97.
  Had I been present for rollcall 96, I would have voted ``yea'' on the 
motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1089, the Mutual Fund Tax 
Awareness Act, as amended.
  Had I been present for rollcall 97, I would have voted ``yea'' on the 
motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3591, to provide for the 
award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to former President 
Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in recognition of their service 
to the Nation.