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“VOTE EXPLANATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S10159 on Oct. 6, 2009.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
VOTE EXPLANATION
Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, due to family-related reasons, I was unable to cast a vote for rollcall vote No. 306, the nomination of Thomas Perez to be Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice. Had I been present, I would have voted
``yea'' to confirm the nominee.
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