[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18242-18243]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JIM GIBBONS

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 27, 2005

  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to explain why I was not 
present during votes on July 25 and July 26, 2005 during the first 
session of the 109th Congress. Due to the Base Realignment and Closure 
(BRAC) Commissioner Anthony Principi's visit to the Reno Air Guard and 
Hawthorne Army Depot, I was unable to return to Washington, DC for 
votes.
  I first would like to explain how I would have voted on July 25, 2005 
during rollcall votes Nos. 417, 418, and 419. The first vote was on 
H.J. Res. 59, the second was H. Con. Res. 181 and the third was H. Res. 
376. I respectfully request that it be entered into the Congressional 
Record that if present, I would have voted ``yea'' on these rollcall 
votes.
  If present on July 26, 2005, I would have also voted during rollcall 
votes Nos. 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, and 
431.
  The first series of rollcall votes Nos. 420, 421, 422, and 423 were 
on H.R. 3200, H.R. 3283, a Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 2361, 
and H.R. 2977. I respectfully request that it be entered into the 
Congressional Record that if present, I would have voted ``yea'' on 
these rollcall votes.
  The second series of rollcall votes Nos. 424, 425, 426, and 427 were 
on the Kind of Wisconsin Substitute Amendment on H.R. 525, a Motion to 
Recommit with Instructions on H.R. 525, Final Passage of H.R. 525, and 
finally on H.R. 2894. I respectfully request that it be entered into 
the Congressional Record that if present, I would have voted ``no'' on 
rollcall votes Nos. 424 and 425, but would have voted ``yea'' on 
rollcall votes Nos. 426 and 427.
  The third series of rollcall votes, Nos. 428, 429, 430, and 431 were 
on the Pence of Indiana Amendment to H.R. 22, the Flake of Arizona 
Amendment to H.R. 22, a vote on the Final Passage of H.R. 22 and 
finally a vote on H.R. 3339. I respectfully request that it be entered 
into the Congressional Record that if present, I would have voted 
``no'' on rollcall votes Nos. 428 and 429, but would have voted ``yea'' 
on rollcall votes Nos. 430 and 431.

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  Thank you for your time and careful consideration of this important 
matter.

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