[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5713]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 2006

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, because of official business in 
Colorado, I was not able to be present yesterday for three votes.
  Had I been present, I would have voted as follows:
  Roll call No. 82, H.J. Res. 81--Providing for the appointment of 
Phillip Frost as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution--I would have voted ``yes.''
  Roll call No. 83, H. Res. 703--Recognizing the 20th anniversary of 
the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and supporting continued efforts to 
control radiation and mitigate the adverse health consequences related 
to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant--I would have voted ``yes.''
  Roll call No. 84, H. Res. 744--Expressing support for the Good Friday 
Agreement of 1998 as the blueprint for lasting peace in Northern 
Ireland and support for continued police reform in Northern Ireland as 
a critical element in the peace process--I would have voted ``yes.''

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