[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 792]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 25, 2005

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I was absent from votes in the House on 
Thursday, January 6, due to a previous and unavoidable commitment in my 
congressional district. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' 
on rollcall vote 7.

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