[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5857]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. SAM JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 13, 2000

  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, due to a scheduling conflict I 
was unavoidably detained and missed rollcall vote 115. Had I been 
present I would have voted ``aye'' on H.R. 4051, Project Exile: The 
Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act of 2000. This bill would establish a 
grant program that provides incentives for States to enact mandatory 
minimum sentences for certain firearm offenses.

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