[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 7, 2005)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1152] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ of new jersey in the house of representatives Tuesday, June 7, 2005 Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I regret that official business forced me to miss rollcall votes 223-227 on May 26, 2005. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: On rollcall vote No. 223, On Ordering the Previous Question providing for consideration of H.R. 2528, the Military Quality of Life and VA Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2006, I would have voted ``nay.'' On rollcall vote No. 224, On Agreeing to the Melancon Amendment to H.R. 2528, I would have voted ``aye.'' On rollcall vote No. 225, On Agreeing to the Blumenauer Amendment to H.R. 2528, I would have voted ``aye.'' On rollcall vote No. 226, passage of H.R. 2528, the Military Quality of Life and VA Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2006, I would have voted ``aye.'' . On rollcall vote No. 227, On Agreeing to the Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 3, the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, I would have voted ``aye.'' ____________________