[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15261]
[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

                        Wednesday, June 29, 2005

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I was attending my daughter's graduation 
from Harvard and I regret missing rollcall votes 230-240 on June 8 and 
9, 2005. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows:
  On rollcall vote No. 230, on Agreeing to the Weiner amendment to H.R. 
2744, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2006; I would 
have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 232, on Agreeing to the Hinchey amendment to 
H.R. 2744; I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 233, on Agreeing to the Sweeney amendment to 
H.R. 2744; I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 234, on Agreeing to the Blumenauer amendment to 
H.R. 2744; I would have voted ``nay.''
  On rollcall vote No. 235, on Agreeing to the Chabot amendment to H.R. 
2744; I would have voted ``nay.''
  On rollcall vote No. 236, on Agreeing to the Hefley amendment to H.R. 
2744; I would have voted ``nay.''
  On rollcall vote No. 237, on Agreeing to the Garrett amendment to 
H.R. 2744; I would have voted ``nay.''
  On rollcall vote No. 238, passage of H.R. 2744, the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2006; I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 239, passage of H.J. Res. 27, withdrawing the 
approval of the United States from the Agreement Establishing the World 
Trade Organization; I would have voted ``nay.''
  On rollcall vote No. 240, on Motion to Table H. Res. 310; I would 
have voted ``nay.''

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