[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18368]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. MAJOR R. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 14, 2006

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I was absent on Tuesday, September 12, 2006, 
due to the primary election in my Congressional District. Had I been 
present, I would have voted: ``yea'', to H.R. 5428--Joshua A. Terando 
Princeton Post Office Building Designation Act and ``yea'', to H. Res. 
175--Recognizing the importance of establishing a national memorial at 
the World Trade Center site to commemorate and mourn the events of 
February 26, 1993, and September 11, 2001.
  I was also absent on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, due to 
unavoidable circumstances in my congressional district. Had I been 
present, I would have voted: ``no'', on H. Res. 996--Ordering the 
Previous Question; ``no'', to H.R. 4893--to amend section 20 of the 
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to restrict off-reservation gaming and 
``yea'', to H. Res. 994--expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks 
launched against the United States on September 11, 2001.

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