[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E822-E823]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2000

  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I was unavoidably absent from 
the House floor when the following votes were taken: rollcall vote No. 
211, rollcall vote No. 212, and rollcall vote No. 213. Had I been 
present in this

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chamber when these votes were cast, I would have voted ``yes'' on each 
of the votes.

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