[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7613]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 10, 2000

  Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, due to necessary medical treatment, I was 
not present for the following votes. If I had been present, I would 
have voted as follows:


                              May 8, 2000

  Rollcall vote No. 146, on the motion to Suspend the Rules and agree 
to H. Con. Res. 296, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
necessity to expedite the settlement process concerning claims of 
racism against the Department of Agriculture brought by African-
American farmers, I would have vote ``yea.''
  Rollcall vote No. 147, on the motion to Suspend the Rules and pass 
H.R. 3577, increased authorization for the North Side Pumping Division 
of the Minidoka Reclamation Project, I would have voted ``yea.''
  Rollcall vote No. 18, on the motion to Suspend the Rules and agree to 
H. Con. Res. 89, recognizing the Hermann Monument as a national symbol 
of the contributions of Americans of German heritage, I would have 
voted ``yea.''

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