[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 22]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 30940]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                             HON. JIM KOLBE

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 22, 2005

  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Speaker, on December 16, 17, and 18, 2005, I missed 
the following votes due to previous commitments in my Congressional 
district:
  S. 1932, On Motion to Instruct Conferees, Budget Reconciliation, 2006 
(#652). Had I been present I would have voted ``nay.''
  H.R. 4437, On Passage of the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and 
Illegal Immigration Control Act (#661). Had I been present I would have 
voted ``nay.''
  H. RES. 623, On Agreeing to the Resolution providing for 
consideration of motions to suspend the rules (#663). Had I been 
present I would have voted ``aye.''
  H.R. 2520, Suspend the Rules and Agree to the Senate Amendment, Stem 
Cell Therapeutic and Research Act (#664). Had I been present I would 
have voted ``aye.''
  H.R. 1815, On Agreeing to the Conference Report, National Defense 
Authorization Act, FY 06 (#665). Had I been present I would have voted 
``aye.''
  H. RES. 639, On Agreeing to the Resolution waiving points of order 
against the conference report on H.R. 2863, Department of Defense 
Appropriations, FY 2006 (#666). Had I been present I would have voted 
``aye.''
  H.R. 2863, On the motion to recommit conference report with 
instructions for the appropriations bill for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes 
(#668). Had I been present I would have voted ``nay.''
  H.R. 2863, On Agreeing to the Conference Report for the 
appropriations bill for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes (#669). Had I been 
present I would have voted ``aye.''
  S. 1932, On Agreeing to the Conference Report for Budget 
Reconciliation, 2006 (#670). Had I been present I would have voted 
``aye.''

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