[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 16, 2003

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall 354, agreeing 
to the amendment offered by Mr. Rehberg, the gentleman from Montana, 
striking the prohibition on mandatory country of origin labeling, to 
H.R. 2673, I inadvertently voted ``yea'' when it was my intent to vote 
``nay.''

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