[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 136]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. WILLIAM M. THOMAS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Saturday, January 6, 2001

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I was absent for rollcall vote Nos. 3 and 4 
on January 3, 2000. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on 
rollcall No. 3 and ``yes'' on rollcall No. 4.

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