[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8648]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. HERBERT H. BATEMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2000

  Mr. BATEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I was regrettably absent during the evening 
of May 10, 2000, and missed six recorded votes on amendments to H.R. 
701. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: Regula--vote 
No. 160--``nay''; Radanovich--vote No. 161--``yea''; Tancredo--vote No. 
162--``nay''; Shadegg--vote No. 163--``yea''; Chenoweth-Hage--vote No. 
164--``yea''; Pombo--vote No. 165--``nay''.
  I was also absent on Monday, May 15, 2000, and consequently missed 
three recorded votes. All three were conducted under suspension of the 
rules. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: H. Res. 491--
vote No. 180--``yea''; H.R. 4251--vote No. 181--``Yea''; H. Con. Res. 
309--vote No. 182--``yea''.

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