[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25684]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 9, 2005

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer a personal explanation. 
Earlier today, I was unavoidably detained on rollcall votes 573, 574, 
575 and 576 due to a prior obligation in my district. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote 573 (to Table 
Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair on the Obey Motion to Instruct the 
Conferees on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2006), ``yea'' on 
rollcall vote 574 (H. Res. 38, Expressing support for the accession of 
Israel to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 
H.R. 1973, The Water for the Poor Act of 2005) and ``yea'' on rollcall 
vote 575 (H. Res. 302, Recognizing and commending the continuing 
dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National 
Guard and the other reserve components who have been mobilized during 
the Global War on Terrorism and in defense of the United States and 
``yea'' on rollcall Vote 576 (H.R. 3770, Grant W. Green Post Office 
Building Designation Act).

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