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“PERSONAL EXPLANATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H8431 on Nov. 28, 2001.
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PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, this morning I attended an important Congressional Steel Caucus meeting with Department of Commerce Secretary Don Evans and Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Grant Aldonas to discuss effective remedies to combat the illegal importation of subsidized steel products. I was presiding this steel caucus discussion when recorded votes were ordered, and I miss three rollcall votes. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on the Journal vote (rollcall Vote 451); I would have voted ``aye'' on H. Con. Res. 77 (rollcall Vote 452); and I would have voted ``aye'' on H.R. 2722 (rollcall Vote 453).
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