[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20659]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 2006

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer a personal explanation 
of the reason I missed rollcall vote 431 on Thursday, September 7, 
2006. This vote concerned amendment H. Amdt. 1204 to H.R. 503, the 
``American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.'' It would provide that the 
Secretary of Agriculture must certify that sufficient horse sanctuaries 
exist to care for unwanted horses before the law will take effect.
  I was hosting a crime forum (``Crime in the Cities: America's Mayors 
Fight Back'') as part of the 36th Annual Congressional Black Caucus 
Legislative Conference.
  Had I been present, I would have voted against this amendment 
(``nay'').

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