[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8871]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit this 
statement for the Record and regret that I could not be present today, 
Friday, May 19, 2006 to vote on rollcall vote Nos. 173, 174, 175, and 
176 due to a family medical emergency.
  Had I been present, I would have voted: ``Nay'' on rollcall vote no. 
173 on calling the previous question on H. Res. 821--the rule providing 
for consideration of H.R. 5385, the FY07 Military Quality of Life, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill; ``nay'' on 
rollcall vote no. 173 on passage of H. Res. 821--the rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 5385, the FY07 Military Quality of Life, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. ``aye'' on rollcall 
vote no. 175 on an amendment to H.R. 5385 that increases the 1990 BRAC 
accounts by $27.5 million and increases environmental restoration on 
formerly used bases account by $50 million, and; ``yea'' on rollcall 
vote no. 176 on final passage of H.R. 5385, the FY07 Military Quality 
of Life, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.

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