[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19732]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 12, 2001

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, October 11, 2001, 1 was 
unavoidably detained in my district. As a result, I missed five votes 
on the House floor.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall vote 381, 
to pass the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
2002.
  In addition, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote 380, the 
Istook amendment to increase the bill's funding for abstinence 
education by cutting funding for the Centers for Disease Control; 
rollcall vote 379, the Istook amendment to delay the enforcement of 
Executive Order 13166; rollcall vote 378, the Stearns amendment to 
shift funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to the 
Centers for Disease Control; and rollcall vote 377, the Schaffer 
amendment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Act by 
cutting other education programs.

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