[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11343]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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                          EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. STEVE ISRAEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 25, 2002

  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to be in Washington yesterday. 
Four recorded votes were taken by the House; if I were here, I would 
have voted as follows:
  Rollcall No. 252: a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.J. Res. 
95, designating an official flag of the Medal of Honor and providing 
for presentation of that flag to each recipient of that Medal of Honor, 
as amended. I would have voted ``yea'';
  Rollcall No. 251: a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3971, a 
bill to provide for an independent investigation of Forest Service 
firefighter deaths that are caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover. 
I would have voted ``yea'';
  Rollcall No. 250: a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3786, 
the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Boundary Revision Act of 2002. 
I would have voted ``yea''; and
  Rollcall No. 249: a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3937, 
to revoke a Public Land Order with respect to certain lands erroneously 
included in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, California. I would 
have voted ``yea''.

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