[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18247-18248]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. XAVIER BECERRA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 27, 2005

  Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, July 25, 2005, I was unable to 
cast my floor votes on rollcall numbers 417, 418 and 419.
  The votes I missed included a motion to suspend the rules and pass, 
as amended H.J.

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Res. 59, expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the 
establishment of an appropriate day for the commemoration of the women 
suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the 
United States; a motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended H. 
Con. Res. 181, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Life 
Insurance Awareness Month, and for other purposes; and a motion to 
suspend the rules and pass, as amended H. Res. 376, Expressing the 
sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Trade Commission 
should investigate the publication of the video game ``Grand Theft 
Auto: San Andreas'' to determine if the publisher intentionally 
deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an ``Adults-
Only'' rating.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall votes 417, 
418 and 419.

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