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At the Request of Mr. Reid, the Following Statement Was Ordered to be Printed in the Record

Floor Speech

Date: March 23, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Executive Branch


At the request of Mr. Reid, the following statement was ordered to be printed in the Record. -- (Senate - March 23, 2009)

(At the request of Mr. Reid, the following statement was ordered to be printed in the Record.

VOTE EXPLANATION

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Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, due to an illness, I was forced to miss the previous two rollcall votes.

The first vote was on the nomination of Elena Kagan to be the Solicitor General of the United States. The second vote was on cloture on the motion to proceed to national service bill. Had I been present for these two rollcall votes, I would have voted aye.

Elena Kagan has the qualifications and intellect to be an outstanding Solicitor General. I am proud that she is the first woman to hold this important position.

I also support the motion to proceed to the national service bill and am disappointed that it is necessary to invoke cloture to break the filibuster against this bipartisan legislation. It is important that we act to expand opportunities for Americans who volunteer their time and talents in service to their communities.

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