[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16317]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 18, 2005

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, on July 14, 2005 I voted incorrectly on 
rollcall vote No. 377. I meant to vote ``aye'' on the Flake/Blumenauer 
amendment that would require a thorough evaluation of the commodity 
traffic along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers before allowing the 
Corps of Engineers to proceed with construction of new locks and dams.
  Mr. Speaker before we proceed with such massive new construction 
along these two rivers, costing billions of dollars and potentially 
damaging the natural environment along these rivers, the Corps of 
Engineers must show that this project is actually warranted. So far 
they have failed to do so.

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