[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6473]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 27, 2001

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, on April 26, I inadvertently voted ``yes'' 
on final passage of H.R. 503, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, when 
it was my strong intent to vote ``no'' on the bill. I feel that the 
best way to protect the fetus is to better protect the woman, and 
because this legislation fails to address the need for legislation to 
prevent and punish violence against women, I would not support this or 
any similar bill.