[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8575]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2000

  Mr. BALDACCI. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, May 17, 2000, I traveled to 
Michigan to be with my friend and colleague, Bart Stupak and attend the 
funeral of his son, BJ. Over the past few years, I had the opportunity 
to meet BJ and play some baseball with him. He was a fine young man, 
and his death comes as a great shock to all of us. My thoughts and 
prayers continue to be with Bart and his family as they struggle to 
cope with this tragedy.
  As a result of my travel, I missed four votes. Had I been present, I 
would have voted in the following ways.


  Rollcall vote No. 190--``no''; rollcall vote No. 191--``aye''; 
rollcall vote No. 192--``aye''; and rollcall vote No. 193--``no.''

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