[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 116]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, January 23, 2002, I was 
unavoidably detained on rollcall votes Nos. 1, 2, and 3 during the 
consideration of H.R. 700, a bill to authorize the Asian Elephant 
Conservation Act, and H.R. 2234, the Tumacacori National Historical 
Park Boundary Revision Act. Please let the Record reflect that had I 
been present I would have voted ``aye'' for rollcall Votes Nos. 1, 2, 
and 3.
  On Thursday, January 24, 2002, I was unavoidably detained on rollcall 
vote No. 4, on passage S. 1762, a bill to amend the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 to establish fixed interest rates for student and parent 
borrowers, to extend current law with respect to special allowances for 
lenders, and for other purposes. Please let the Record reflect that had 
I been present I would have voted ``aye'' for rollcall Vote No. 4.

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