[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5126]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. XAVIER BECERRA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 29, 2001

  Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, on March 20, 21, 22, 27, and 28, I was 
unable to cast my votes on rollcall votes: No. 51 on motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to H. Res. 67 as amended; No. 52 on motion to 
suspend the rules and agree on H. Con. Res. 41; No. 53 on motion to 
suspend the rules and agree on H. Con. Res. 43; No. 54 on motion to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1042 as amended; No. 55 on motion to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1098; No. 56 on motion to adjourn; No. 
57 on agreeing to the resolution H. Res. 93; No. 58 on motion to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1099; No. 59 on motion to suspend the 
rules and pass H.R. 802 as amended; No. 60 on agreeing to the amendment 
to H.R. 247 offered by Mr. Traficant of Ohio; No. 61 on passage of H.R. 
247; No. 62 on agreeing to the resolution H. Res 84; No. 63 on motion 
to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 801 as amended; No. 64 on motion to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 811 as amended; No. 65 on agreeing to 
the resolution H. Res. 100; No. 66 on agreeing to the substitute 
amendment to H. Con. Res. 83 offered by Mr. Kucinich; No. 67 on 
agreeing to the substitute amendment to H. Con. Res. 83 offered by Mr. 
Stenholm; No. 68 on agreeing to the substitute amendment to H. Con. 
Res. 83 offered by Mr. Flake; No. 69 on agreeing to the substitute 
amendment to H. Con. Res. 83 offered by Mr. Spratt; and No. 70 on 
agreeing to the resolution H. Con. Res. 83. Had I been present for the 
votes, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall votes 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 
58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 69; and ``nay'' on rollcall votes 
56, 57, 65, 68, and 70.

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