[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6596-6597]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. LINDA T. SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 16, 2007

  Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California. Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I 
was unable to be present in the Capitol on Monday, March 12 and was 
unable to cast votes on the House Floor that evening.
  However, had I been present I would have voted aye on H.R. 85, a bill 
to provide for the establishment of centers to encourage demonstration 
and commercial application of advanced energy methods and technologies; 
and aye on H.R. 136, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
Act to provide that individuals and appropriate authorities are 
notified by the Commissioner of Social Security of evidence of misuse 
of the Social Security account numbers of such individuals.
  I also would have voted aye on House Resolution 89 which expresses 
the sense of the

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House of Representatives that a day should be established as Dutch-
American Friendship Day to celebrate the historic ties of the United 
States and the Netherlands. My own district exemplifies how America has 
been enriched through our relationship with the Netherlands. One of the 
cities in my district, Artesia, was founded by Dutch dairy farmers in 
the first half of the twentieth century. While the farms are no more, 
the descendants of these settlers now thrive in business, the arts and 
public service. I am proud of the contributions Dutch-Americans have 
made and pleased to voice my support for this resolution.

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