[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9802]
[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

                          Monday, May 16, 2005

  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, 
Thursday May 12, 2005 to vote on roll-call vote nos. 171, 172 and 173 
due to a family medical emergency.
  Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yea'' on rollcall vote no. 
171 on H.R. 627--to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 40 Putnam Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut, as the 
``Linda White-Epps Post Office''; ``yea'' on rollcall vote no. 172 on 
H. Res. 266--supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial 
Day; and, ``yea'' on rollcall vote no 173 on H.R. 2107--the National 
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund Act of 2005.

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