[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9323]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. STEPHANIE HERSETH

                            of south dakota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2006

  Ms. HERSETH. Mr. Speaker, on May 22, 2006, I missed rollcall vote No. 
177 on S. 1235, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act, and rollcall 
vote No. 178 on H.R. 3858, the Pets Evacuation and Transportation 
Standards Act. I was unable to vote because I was participating in a 
House Agriculture Subcommittee field hearing and post-hearing meetings 
with automobile industry executives in Rochester, MI, on the role that 
industry can play in promoting renewable energy technology in the 
United States. Had I been present and voting, I would have voted 
``yea'' on S. 1235 and ``yea'' on H.R. 3858.

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