[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16543-16544]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 19, 2005

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer a personal 
explanation of the reason I missed rollcall Votes Nos. 363-379 from 
July 11 to July 14, 2005. Following Hurricane Dennis' landfall in my 
district on July 10, 2005, it wasn't possible for 3 days to fly out of 
the area, and it became clear during that time that it was most prudent 
to remain in the district for the balance of the week to survey and 
assist with immediate needs following the storm's passage.
  I respectfully request that it be entered into the Congressional 
Record that if present, I would have voted:
  Rollcall vote No. 363, H. Con. Res. 168, condemning the Democratic 
People's Republic of Korea for the abductions and continued captivity 
of citizens of the Republic of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and 
gross violations of human rights, ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 364, H. Res. 333, supporting the goals and ideals 
of a National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan, 
``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 365, Previous Question on H. Res. 352, ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 366, H. Res. 351, the rule providing for the 
consideration of H.R. 739, H.R. 740, H.R. 741, and H.R. 742, ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 367, H. Res. 352, providing that the House of 
Representatives will focus on removing barriers to competitiveness of 
the United States economy, ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 368, H. Res. 343, commending the State of Kuwait 
for granting women certain important political rights, ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 369, H.R. 739, to amend the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 to provide for adjudicative flexibility with regard 
to the filing of a notice of contest by an employer following the 
issuance of a citation or proposed assessment of a penalty by the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 370, H.R. 740, to amend the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 to provide for greater efficiency at the 
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 371, H.R. 741, to amend the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 to provide for judicial deference to conclusions of 
law determined by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 
with respect to an order issued by the Commission, ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 372, H.R. 742, to amend the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 to provide for the award of attorneys' fees and 
costs to small employers when such employers prevail in litigation 
prompted by the issuance of a citation by the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration, ``aye'';

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  Rollcall vote No. 373, Capps Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 6, 
``nay'';
  Rollcall vote No. 374, H.R. 3100, to authorize measures to deter arms 
transfers by foreign countries to the People's Republic of China, 
``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 375, H. Res. 356, condemning in the strongest terms 
the terrorist attacks in London, England, on July 7, 2005, ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 376, Rohrbacher Amendment to H.R. 2864, ``nay'';
  Rollcall vote No. 377, Flake Amendment to H.R. 2864, ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 378, final passage of H.R. 2864, Water Resources 
Development Act of 2005, ``nay''; and
  Rollcall vote No. 379, H. Con. Res. 191, Commemorating the 60th 
Anniversary of the conclusion of the War in the Pacific and honoring 
veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters of the Second World 
War, ``aye''.

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