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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. Speaker, I rise to indicate that on Thursday, March 
6, I was on a leave of absence for official business, having had the 
pleasure of escorting the President of the United States to my district 
to discuss education issues.
  As a result, I missed rollcall votes 32 through 35. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall votes 32 and 35, and 
``yea'' on rollcall votes 33 and 34.

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