    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)]
    [Senate]
    [Page S1337]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                VOTE EXPLANATION

      Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, this morning I attended the funeral of
    former Maryland Congresswoman Beverly Byron, an extraordinary public
    servant who represented the people of western Maryland and expanded the
    rights of women in the military as the first woman to chair a
    subcommittee on the Armed Services Committee and author of the Byron
    amendment that allowed women to fly combat missions. She was a mentor
    and friend, and I was grateful to pay my respects to her this morning
    among her many friends and family.
      Due to this conflict, I missed rollcall vote No. 90, confirmation of
    the nomination of Daniel Driscoll to be Secretary of the Army. Had I
    been present, I would have voted no.
      Due to this conflict, I also missed rollcall vote No. 91, the motion
    to proceed to S.J. Res. 11, a joint resolution providing for
    congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States
    Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
    relating to ``Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources.'' Had I
    been present, I would have voted no.

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