[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 14 (Thursday, February 10, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H566]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I regret that I had to return to my 
district last evening and today. Had I been present, I would have voted 
``no'' on rollcall 27 and 31. I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall 
24, 25, 26, 28, 29, and 30.
  Mr. CARTER. Mr. Speaker, on February 10, 2005, during rollcall votes 
28, 29, 30 and 31, I had to return to my Congressional district on an 
urgent matter and was unavoidably detained. If I had been present, I 
would have voted ``no'' on rollcall votes 28, 29, 30 and ``yea'' on 
rollcall vote 31, final passage.
  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall votes Nos. 28, 29, 30 and 31, I 
was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted: 
``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 28, the Nadler/Meek Amendment, which would 
strike section 101 of the bill which imposes new burdens on persons 
seeking asylum: ``yea'' on rollcall No. 29, the Farr Amendment, which 
would strike section 102 of the bill regarding waivers to expedite 
construction of physical barriers and roads along the border; ``yea'' 
on rollcall No. 30, the motion to recommit; and ``no'' on rollcall No. 
31, final passage of H.R. 418--REAL ID Act of 2005.

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