[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11350]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. ADAM H. PUTNAM

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 25, 2002

  Mr. PUTNAM. Mr. Speaker, from June 17 through 19, 2002 I had the 
honor of traveling to the United Kingdom on a Congressional Delegation 
as the Vice Chairman of the Government Reform Subcommittee on National 
Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations. While in 
London, visiting the British Parliament's House of Lords, I had the 
opportunity to discuss policy-related issues and the ongoing war on 
terrorism with some of my distinguished British counterparts. 
Specifically, we held the first U.S. Congressional hearing ever in 
British Parliament on the subject of Gulf War Syndrome. I was excused 
by the Speaker to participate in this extraordinary experience, which 
prevented me from voting on legislation that came before the floor of 
the House of Representatives during that time. Had I been available to 
cast my vote I would have done the following:
  Rollcall Votes: (1) #230--Journal--Yea; (2) #231--H. Con. Res. 415--
Recognizing National Homeownership Month and the Importance of 
Homeownership in the United States--Yea; (3) #232--H. Con. Res. 340--
Supporting the Goals and Ideals of Meningitis Awareness Month--Yea; (4) 
#233--H.R. 327--Small Business Paperwork Relief Act--Yea; (5) #234--
H.R. 4794--Designating the Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building--Yea; 
(6) #235--H.R. 4717--Designating the Jim Fonteno Post Office Building--
Yea; (7) #236--Journal--Yea; (8) #237--H.R. 3389--National Sea Grant 
College Program Act Amendments of 2002--Yea; (9) #238--Hastings of 
Florida Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 3295--Help America Vote 
Act--No.

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