[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8109]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. MAJOR R. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 16, 2000

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I was unavoidably absent on a 
matter of critical importance and missed the following votes:
  On H. Res. 491, naming a room in the House of Representative wing of 
the Capitol in honor of G.V. ``Sonny'' Montgomery, introduced by the 
Gentleman from Indiana, Mr. Pease, I would have voted ``yea.''
  On H.R. 4251, Congressional Oversight of Nuclear Transfers to North 
Korea Act of 2000, introduced by the gentleman from New York, Mr. 
Gilman, I would have voted ``nay.''
  On H. Con. Res. 309, sense of Congress with regard to in-school 
personal safety education programs for children, introduced by the 
gentleman from Delaware, Mr. Castle, I would have voted ``yea.''

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