[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 26, 2006

  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably absent from this 
chamber on May 22, 2006. I would like the record to show that, had I 
been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 177, a 
motion to suspend the rules and pass S. 1235, the Veterans Benefits 
Improvement Act, and ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 178, a motion to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3858, the Pets Evacuation and 
Transportation Standards Act.

                          ____________________