[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 166 (Tuesday, October 30, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H12170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, October 30, 2007, I 
was unavoidably detained due to a prior obligation.
  Had I been present and voting, I would have voted as follows: (1) 
Rollcall vote No. 1013: ``nay'' (Previous Question on the Rule 
providing for H.R. 3867); (2) rollcall vote No. 1014: ``yea'' (On 
agreeing to the Senate Amendment on H.R. 3678 under suspension of the 
rules, the Internet Tax Freedom Act); (3) rollcall vote No. 1015: 
``yea'' (Passage of H.J. Res. 58 under suspension of the rules, 
Expressing support for designation of the month of October 2007 as 
``Country Music Month'' and to honor country music for its long history 
of supporting America's armed forces and its tremendous impact on 
national patriotism).

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