[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 24965-24966]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. JOHN B. SHADEGG

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 4, 2005

  Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, October 28, 2005, I had an out 
of town engagement and missed rollcall votes. I ask that my absence be 
excused, and that the Congressional Record show that had I been 
present:
  For rollcall no. 556, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Again and again, Iranian government's policies have shown utter 
disrespect for international law, oppressed the Iranian people, and 
facilitated international terrorism.
  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments on October 26, 2005 in 
support of annihilating Israel reaffirm the necessity of strong 
American and United Nations policies towards Iran. Knowing of Iran's 
desire to develop nuclear capabilities and intentions to use them 
against Israel, we must, in the strongest terms possible, condemn 
President Ahmadinejad's

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statements and continue working towards a freer and more stable Middle 
East.

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