[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 29, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1590]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 29, 2008

  Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, on H. Res. 1311--National Gear Up Day, H. 
Res. 1202--National Guard Youth Challenge Day, H.R. 6493--Aviation 
Safety Enhancement Act of 2008, I was not able to return to the House 
because myself and 6 other Members of Congress from Texas had to make 
an emergency plane landing due to mechanical problems on CO flight 458. 
Thus this emergency prevented a timely return to Washington, DC.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on all three of these 
measures.

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