[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14842]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 24, 2002

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, on July 23, 2002, I was granted a Leave of 
Absence due to a family emergency. I was not present for rollcall votes 
Nos. 330, 331, 332, 333, and 334.
  If I had been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 330 
an amendment by Representative Goss to limit the use of funds to 
enforce the ban on travel to Cuba; ``yes'' on No. 331 an amendment by 
Representative Flake to prohibit the use of funds to enforce the ban on 
travel to Cuba by U.S. citizens; ``yes'' on No. 332 by Representative 
Flake to prohibit the use of funds to enforce restrictions on 
remittances to nationals of Cuba; ``yes'' on No. 333 by Representative 
Rangel an amendment to prohibit the use of funds to implement, 
administer or enforce the economic embargo against Cuba; and ``yes'' on 
No. 334 passage of H.R. 3609, the Pipeline Safety Act.

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