[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 82 (Thursday, May 17, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1081]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 17, 2007

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I missed rollcall vote Nos. 350 
through 366 on May 16, 2007. I was down in my district attending the 
funeral of Staff Sgt. Timothy P. Padgett.
  I would have voted:
  Rollcall vote No. 350, Motion to Adjourn, ``aye''; rollcall vote No. 
351, Previous Question on Rule for H.R. 1585--National Defense 
Authorization Act for FY '08, ``nay''; rollcall vote No. 352, Rule 
providing for H.R. 1585--National Defense Authorization Act for FY '08, 
``nay''; rollcall vote No. 353, Motion to Adjourn, ``aye''; rollcall 
vote No. 354, Quorum Call, ``present''; rollcall vote No. 355, Motion 
to Rise, ``aye''; rollcall vote No. 356, Quorum Call, ``present''; 
rollcall vote No. 357, Motion to Rise, ``aye''; rollcall vote No. 358, 
Quorum Call, ``present''; rollcall vote No. 359, Motion to Rise, 
``aye''; rollcall vote No. 360, Quorum Call, ``present''; rollcall vote 
No. 361, Motion to Rise, ``aye''; rollcall vote No. 362, Quorum Call, 
``present''; rollcall vote No. 363, Motion to Rise, ``aye''; rollcall 
vote No. 364, Andrews Amendment to Defense Authorization to prevent 
funds authorized in the bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from 
being obligated or expended to plan a contingency operation in Iran, 
``nay''; rollcall vote No. 365, DeFazio Amendment to Defense 
Authorization to clarify that no previously enacted law authorizes 
military action against Iran, ``nay''; rollcall vote No. 366, Woolsey 
Amendment to Defense Authorization to require the Secretary of Defense 
to issue a report on the continued use, need, relevance, and cost of 
weapons systems designed to fight the Cold War and the former Soviet 
Union, ``nay''.

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