[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 97 (Thursday, June 12, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1212]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. RUSH D. HOLT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2008

  Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, I was unable to be present for votes on June 
9 or 10. For the information of my constituents and my colleagues, I 
want the Record to reflect how I would have voted on the following 
votes I missed.
  On rollcall 388, on H. Res. 1255 expressing support for designation 
of June 2008 as National Safety Month, I would have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall 389, on H. Res. 1243 expressing the immeasurable 
contributions of fathers in healthy development of children, supporting 
responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers 
in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day, I would 
have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall 390, on H. Res. 127 recognizing and celebrating the 50th 
anniversary of the entry of Alaska into the Union as the 49th State, I 
would have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall 391, ordering the previous question on H. Res. 1253, I 
would have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall 392, on agreeing to H. Res. 1253 the rule providing for 
consideration of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act for 
2008, H.R. 6003, I would have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall 393, on H.R. 6028 the Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit 
Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act, I would have 
voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall 394, on H. Res. 1063 marking the 225th anniversary of the 
treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War, I would 
have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall 395, on H. Con. Res. 318 supporting the goals and ideals 
of the International Year of Sanitation, I would have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall 396, on H. Con Res. 336 honoring the sacrifices and 
contributions made by disabled American veterans, I would have voted 
``yes.''

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