[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10006]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit this 
statement for the record and regret that I could not be present today, 
Tuesday, May 17, 2005, to vote on rollcall vote Nos. 174, 175, 176, 
177, 178, 179, and 180 due to a family medical emergency.
  Had I been present, I would have voted: ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 
174 on Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 278, providing for 
consideration of H.R. 2360 making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and 
for other purposes; ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 175 on Agreeing to the 
Resolution as Amended on H. Res. 278, providing for consideration of 
H.R. 2360 making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; 
``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 176 on an Amendment to H.R. 2360 to 
increase funding (by transfer) by $50 million to State and local 
governments for the defense of chemical plants by first responders; 
``No'' on rollcall vote No. 177 on an Amendment to H.R. 2360 to prevent 
the use of funds in contravention of a provision in the illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (PL 104-208) that 
prevents Federal, State or local government officials from prohibiting 
or restricting government agencies or officials from sending or 
receiving information to Federal immigration officials regarding an 
individual's immigration status; ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 178 on an 
Amendment to H.R. 2360 to insert anew section at the end of the bill to 
prohibit the use of funds from being used to close any detention 
facility operated by or on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement that has been operational in 2005; ``aye'' on rollcall vote 
No. 179 on an Amendment to H.R. 2360 to insert a new section at the end 
of the bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants 
to assist States in conforming with minimum drivers' license standards 
by appropriating $100,000,000. For taxpayers with adjusted gross income 
in excess of $1,000,000, the amount of tax reduction shall be reduced 
by 1.562 percent; and ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 180 on final passage 
of H.R. 2360, a bill making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and 
for other purposes.

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