[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4201]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 28, 2006

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer a personal 
explanation of the reason I missed rollcall vote No. 56 on March 16, 
2006. It was a Sabo amendment vote on H.R. 4939, the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Hurricane Recovery, 2006. I was detained and could not make it to 
the floor for this vote.
  I respectfully request that it be entered into the Congressional 
Record that if present, I would have voted rollcall vote No. 56, the 
amendment increasing spending by $1.225 billion, increasing Customs and 
Border Protection by $700 million, Coast Guard Operating Expenses by 
$125 million, FEMA Regional Operations by $300 million, and FEMA 
Preparedness funding by $100 million, ``nay.''

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