[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5438]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. JOHN B. LARSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2005

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit this 
statement for the record and regret that I was unavoidably detained on 
Thursday, March 17, 2005 during Rollcall Vote Nos. 82 and 83 on H. Con. 
Res. 95, as well as Rollcall Vote No. 84 on H. Con. Res. 32. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``aye'' on Rollcall Vote No. 82, an 
amendment offered by Congressman Obey to H. Con. Res. 95, ``no'' on 
Rollcall Vote No. 83; an amendment offered by Congressman Hensarling to 
H. Con. Res. 95, and ``aye'' on Rollcall Vote No. 84 on H. Con. Res. 
32, expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the occupation 
of the Republic of Lebanon by the Syrian Arab Republic.

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