[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9329]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. MAJOR R. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2006

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I was absent on Monday, May 22, 2006, due to 
unavoidable circumstances in my congressional district. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``yea'' to S. 1235--The Veteran's Benefits 
Improvement Act of 2005 and ``yea'' to H.R. 3858--The Pets Evacuation 
and Transportation Standards Act of 2005.

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