[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 49 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S3605]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



  (At the request of Mr. Reid, the following statement was ordered to 
be printed in the Record.

                            VOTE EXPLANATION

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, due to an illness, I was forced to 
miss the previous two rollcall votes.
  The first vote was on the nomination of Elena Kagan to be the 
Solicitor General of the United States. The second vote was on cloture 
on the motion to proceed to national service bill. Had I been present 
for these two rollcall votes, I would have voted aye.
  Elena Kagan has the qualifications and intellect to be an outstanding 
Solicitor General. I am proud that she is the first woman to hold this 
important position.
  I also support the motion to proceed to the national service bill and 
am disappointed that it is necessary to invoke cloture to break the 
filibuster against this bipartisan legislation. It is important that we 
act to expand opportunities for Americans who volunteer their time and 
talents in service to their communities.

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