[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 115 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1841]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. K. MICHAEL CONAWAY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 14, 2005

  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, due to a death in the family, I missed 
rollcall votes on September 6th, 7th, and 8th. Had I been in 
Washington, I would have voted:
  ``Yea,'' on rollcall No. 454, H. Res. 360, commemorating the 60th 
anniversary of V-J Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific.
  ``Yea,'' on rollcall No. 455, S.J. Res. 19, calling upon the 
President to issue a proclamation recognizing the 30th anniversary of 
the Helsinki Final Act.
  ``Yea,'' on rollcall No. 456, H.R. 365, to allow United States Courts 
to conduct business during emergency conditions, and for other 
purposes.
  ``Yea,'' on rollcall No. 457, H.R. 3169, to provide the Secretary of 
Education with waiver authority for students who are eligible for Pell 
Grants who are adversely affected by a natural disaster.
  ``Yea,'' on rollcall No. 460, H.R. 3673, further Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations, Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
  ``Yea,'' on rollcall No. 461, H.R. 3669, to temporarily increase the 
borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 
carrying out the national flood Insurance program.
  ``Yea,'' on rollcall No. 462, H.R. 3668, student Grant Hurricane and 
Disaster Relief Act.
  ``Yea,'' on rollcall No. 463, H. Res. 428, expressing the sincere 
gratitude of the House of Representatives to the foreign individuals, 
organizations, and governments that have offered material assistance 
and other forms of support to those who have been affected by Hurricane 
Katrina.
  ``Yea,'' on rollcall No. 464, H. Res. 427, relating to the terrorist 
attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.




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