[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19595]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                   HON. CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' PICKERING

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 6, 2005

  Mr. PICKERING. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, September 6, 2005, the U.S. 
House of Representatives considered the following pieces of 
legislation: (1) H. Res. 360--Commemorating the 60th anniversary of V-J 
Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific; and (2) S.J. Res. 19--A 
joint resolution calling upon the President to issue a proclamation 
recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act. 
Unfortunately, I was absent and unable to vote for these two pieces of 
legislation, as I was attending to and assisting my constituents and 
their needs in the Third Congressional District of Mississippi after 
the devastating destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina on Monday, 
August 29, 2005. I have requested an official leave of absence for this 
time. If present, I would have voted ``aye'' for both resolutions.