[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 20 (Thursday, February 7, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E147]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 7, 2008

  Mr. ROSS. Madam Speaker, on Wednesday, February 6, 2008, I was not 
present for votes due to a delayed United Airlines flight.
  Had I been present for rollcall 29, Commending the Houston Dynamo 
soccer team for winning the 2007 Major League Soccer Cup, I would have 
voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 30, Recognizing the significance of 
Black History Month, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 31, Remembering the space shuttle 
Challenger disaster and honoring its crew members, who lost their lives 
on January 28, 1986, I would have voted ``aye.''

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