[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2045]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall votes Nos. 28, 29, 30 and 31, I 
was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted: 
``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 28, the Nadler/Meek Amendment, which would 
strike section 101 of the bill which imposes new burdens on persons 
seeking asylum: ``yea'' on rollcall No. 29, the Farr Amendment, which 
would strike section 102 of the bill regarding waivers to expedite 
construction of physical barriers and roads along the border; ``yea'' 
on rollcall No. 30, the motion to recommit; and ``no'' on rollcall No. 
31, final passage of H.R. 418--REAL ID Act of 2005.

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