[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 106 (Thursday, June 28, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1449]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. HENRY E. BROWN, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 28, 2007

  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I am writing to notify 
you that I was absent for votes on June 22, 2007. The reason for my 
absence was that I was attending a memorial service for the nine 
firefighters who so bravely gave their lives in the line of duty on 
June 18, 2007, in Charleston, SC.
  Regarding the votes that I missed, please see below how I would have 
voted had I been present:
  Rollcall vote No. 543: On the Motion to Call the Previous Question 
for the Rule on H.R. 2771, The Legislative Branch Appropriation Act.--
``nay.''
  Rollcall Vote No. 544: On the Motion adopting the Rule for H.R. 2771, 
The Legislative Branch Appropriation Act.--``nay.''
  Rollcall vote No. 545: On the Amendment offered by Mr. Flake of 
Arizona to reduce funding for the Government Printing Office by 
$3,200,000.--``yea.''
  Rollcall vote No. 546: On the Amendment offered by Mr. Jordan of Ohio 
to reduce appropriations in the bill by 4 percent across the board.--
``yea.''
  Rollcall vote No. 547: On Republican Motion to Recommit that would 
strike the $16 million included in the bill for the congressional take-
over of the former FDA building.--``yea.''
  Rollcall vote No. 548: On Passage of H.R. 2771, The Legislative 
Branch Appropriations.--``nay.''

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