[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 14, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E540]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 14, 2007

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I missed rollcall Votes No. 
136-138 on March 12, 2007 and rollcall votes No 139-141 on March 13, 
2007. It was six suspension votes H.R. 85, the Energy Technology 
Transfer Act, H. Res. 136, Commending the Girl Scouts of the United 
States of America on the occasion of their 95th anniversary, and H. 
Res. 89, Expressing the sense of the House that a day should be 
established as Dutch-American Friendship Day, H. Res. 64, Expressing 
the sense of the House that the Government of Bangladesh should 
immediately drop all pending charges against Bangladeshi journalist 
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, H. Res. 228, Recognizing the 186th 
anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and 
American Democracy, and H. Res. 222, Expressing the support of the 
House for the Good Friday Agreement as a blueprint for lasting peace in 
Northern Ireland, respectively. I was detained and could not make it to 
the floor for this vote.
  If present, I would have voted rollcall Vote No. 136, ``yea,'' roll 
call Vote No. 137, ``yea,'' rollcall Vote No. 138, ``yea,'' Vote No. 
139, ``yea,'' rollcall Vote No. 140, ``yea,'' and rollcall Vote No. 
141, ``yea.''

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