[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 100 (Tuesday, June 17, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1237]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 17, 2008

  Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, I missed several rollcall votes on June 
12, 2008. I would like to enter into the record how I intended to vote 
on these rollcall votes had I been present:
  On #405, on ordering the previous question on the resolution 
providing for consideration of H.R. 6063, the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Authorization Act, I would have voted ``yea.''
  On #406, on agreeing to the resolution providing for consideration of 
H.R. 6063, I would have voted ``yea.''
  On #407, on ordering the previous question on the resolution 
providing for consideration of H.R. 5749, the Emergency Extended 
Unemployment Compensation Act, I would have voted ``yea.''
  On #408, on agreeing to the resolution providing for consideration of 
H.R. 5749, I would have voted ``yea.''
  On #409, on passage of H.R. 1553, the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, I 
would have voted ``yea.''
  On #410, on the motion to table the appeal, I would have voted 
``yea.''
  On #411, on the motion to recommit with instructions H.R. 5749, I 
would have voted NAY.
  On #412, on passage of H.R. 5749, I would have voted ``yea.''
  On #413, on passage of S. 2146, I would have voted ``yea.''

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