[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            VOTE EXPLANATION

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I was unable to cast a vote yesterday 
on the motion to proceed to executive session for the consideration of 
treaty 112-7, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with 
Disabilities. I spent most of the day in Connecticut, touring the State 
with FEMA's Acting Administrator to assess damage from Hurricane Sandy 
and Federal aid for the State. I also joined Attorney General Holder, 
Governor Malloy, and others in New Haven to roll out a new statewide 
initiative to combat violence in our urban communities. Had I been 
present, I would have voted for the motion to proceed.

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