On the recordMay 23, 2011
I unfortunately experienced a travel delay on my way back to Washington this evening and was unable to make tonight's procedural vote on whether to reauthorize a portion of the PATRIOT Act. My plane was late, and the Senate had to close the vote at 6 to ensure that 30 hours of postcloture time expires by midnight tomorrow night. Keeping to this schedule is important since three provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act are scheduled to expire later this week. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' I would thus ask to let the Record reflect that I would have voted ``yea'' on Recorded Vote No. 75.
