[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 25, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1516]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2006

  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, on Monday July 24th, I was unavoidably 
detained due to family matters I had to attend to in Seattle, WA and 
was not present for rollcall votes on that day.
  Had I been present I would have voted:
  ``Yea'' on rollcall 394, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a pilot program under which up to 15 States may issue 
electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps.
  ``Yea'' on rollcall 395, to reduce temporarily the royalty required 
to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for other 
purposes.
  ``Yea'' on rollcall 396, to establish a grant program whereby moneys 
collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program 
are used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the 
availability of alternative fuels.

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