[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12646]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. PATRICK J. KENNEDY

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 27, 2000

  Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island. Mr. Speaker, on June 26, 2000 I was 
unavoidably detained and consequently missed one vote, rollcall 326. 
Had I been here I would have voted ``no'' on the passage of H.R. 4690.

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