[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 163 (Saturday, December 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2570]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. HENRY J. HYDE

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2005

  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, on December 14, 15, and 16, 2005, I was absent 
for several votes for personal reasons. Had I been present, I would 
have voted:
  Vote No., description, vote: 626, motion to recommit, ``no''; 627, 
adoption of PATRIOT Act conference report, ``yes''; 628, adoption of 
Labor/HHS Approps conference report, ``yes''; 629, motion to close 
portions of the Defense Approps conference, ``yes''; 630, motion to 
instruct conferees, ``yes''; 631, establishing the Task Force on Ocean 
Policy, ``no''; 632, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act, ``yes''; 633, on agreeing to the resolution, ``yes''; 634, motion 
to recommit Pension Protection Act, ``no''; 635, passage Pension 
Protection Act, ``yes''; 636, on agreeing to the resolution, ``yes''; 
637, symbols and traditions of Christmas, ``yes''; 638, observance of 
an American Jewish History Month, ``yes''; 639, Jackson-Lee amendment, 
``no''; 640, Hunter amendment, ``yes''; 641, Russian Federation and 
nongovernmental organizations, ``yes''; 642, close portions of the 
Defense Authorization Conference, ``yes''; 643, motion to instruct 
conferees, ``no''; 644, previous question, ``yes''; 645, on agreeing to 
the resolution, H. Res. 619, ``yes''; 646, on agreeing to the 
resolution, H. Res. 621, ``yes''; 647, on agreeing to H. Con. Res. 294 
as amended, ``yes''.

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