[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. MAJOR R. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 14, 2005

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I was absent on Tuesday September 13, 2005 
due to a unavoidable circumstances in my Congressional District. Had I 
been present, I would have voted: ``Yea'' to S. Con Res. 26--Honoring 
and memorializing the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93; 
``Yea'' to H.R. 3649--the Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety 
Amendments Act and ``Yea'' to S. 276--the Wind Cave National Park 
Boundary Revision Act.

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