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“VOTE EXPLANATION--S.J. RES. 4” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S2144 on March 7, 2005.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
VOTE EXPLANATION--S.J. RES. 4
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, because of a family matter I was unable to take part in Thursday's votes. I regret that I was unable to vote on S.J. Res. 4, a resolution to prevent the Department of Agriculture from going forward with its plan to open the Canadian border to beef and cattle imports. I signed the discharge petition to force a vote on the measure and would have voted to delay the reopening. I am pleased that the Senate approved the resolution.
I also regret that I was unable to vote in favor of several worthy amendments that would have improved a bankruptcy bill that is in dire need of improvement. While my votes would not have affected the outcome of any of those votes, it is unfortunate that the amendments were not adopted.
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