[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11654]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 16, 2006

  Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, on June 14, 2006, I was attending my 
daughter Karen's middle school graduation ceremony in New Jersey and, 
therefore, missed 13 recorded votes.
  I take my voting responsibility very seriously, and had I been 
present, I would have voted ``yes'' on recorded vote No. 274; ``yes'' 
on recorded vote No. 275; ``no'' on recorded vote No. 276; ``no'' on 
recorded vote No. 277; ``no'' on recorded vote No. 278; ``no'' on 
recorded vote No. 279; ``no'' on recorded vote No. 280; ``yes'' on 
recorded vote No. 281; ``yes'' on recorded vote No. 282; ``yes'' on 
recorded vote No. 283; ``no'' on recorded vote No. 284; ``no'' on 
recorded vote No. 285; ``yes'' on recorded vote No. 286.

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