[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9979]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 2006

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I regret that I was unavoidably 
absent for a portion of the House's proceedings on May 18th and all 
proceedings on May 19th due to very urgent personal family business.
  Had I been present on May 19, for the four votes which occurred 
during consideration of H.R. 5385, Making appropriations for the 
military quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other 
purposes:
  I would have voted ``aye;'' on rollcall vote 176--Final Passage;
  I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote 175--the Blumenauer 
Amendment;
  I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote 174--the Rule on H.R. 
5385;
  I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote 173--ordering the 
``Previous Question''--(Rule on H.R. 5385).
  And, Mr. Speaker, had I been present on May 18, for the final five 
votes which occurred during consideration of H.R. 5386, Making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for 
other purposes:
  I would have voted ``aye;'' on rollcall vote 172--Final Passage--H.R. 
5386;
  I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote 171--the Hefley Colorado 
Amendment;
  I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote 170--the Putnam of 
Florida Amendment;
  I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote 169--the Oberstar of 
Minnesota Amendment;
  I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote 168--the Chabot of Ohio 
Amendment.

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