[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21581]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, on September 28, 2005 I was 
unavoidably detained dealing with district issues.
  If I were present, on rollcall votes 499 through 500 I would have 
voted in the following manner:
  On rollcall vote 499 I would have voted ``no'' on agreeing to the 
Sensenbrenner Amendment to H.R. 3402, Justice Department Authorization.
  On rollcall vote 500 I would have voted ``yes'' on the Motion to 
Recommit for H.R. 3402, Justice Department Authorization Repression.
  On rollcall vote 501 I would have voted ``yes'' on Final Passage for 
H.R. 3402, Justice Department Authorization.

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