[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 9, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1728-E1729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. BOBBY L. RUSH-

                              of illinois-

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 9, 2008

  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, unfortunately I have been out on medical 
leave. I have been unable to cast votes however:
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 570, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 569, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 568, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 567, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 566, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 565, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 564, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 563, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 562, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 561, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 560, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 559, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 558, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 557, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 556, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 555, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 554, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 553, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 552, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 551, I would have voted ``nay.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 550, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 549, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 548, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 542, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 541, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 540, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 539, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 538, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 537, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 536, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 535, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 534, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 533, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 532, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 531, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 530, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 529, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 528, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 527, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 526, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 525, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 524, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 523, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 522, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 521, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 520, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 519, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 518, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 517, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 516, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 515, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 514, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 513, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 512, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 511, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 510, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 509, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 508, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 507, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 506, I would have voted ``nay.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 505, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 504, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 503, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 502, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 501, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 500, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 499, I would have voted ``aye. Had 
I been present for rollcall No. 498, I would have voted ``aye.'' Had I 
been present for rollcall No. 497, I would have voted ``aye.'' Had I 
been present for rollcall No. 496, I would have voted ``aye.'' Had I 
been present for rollcall No. 495, I would have voted ``aye.'' Had I 
been present for rollcall No. 494, I would have voted ``aye.'' Had I 
been present for rollcall No. 493, I would have voted ``aye.'' Had I 
been present for rollcall No. 492, I would have voted ``aye.'' Had I 
been present for rollcall No. 491, I would have voted ``aye.'' Had I 
been present for rollcall No. 490, I would have voted ``aye.'' Had I 
been present for rollcall No. 489, I would have voted ``aye.'' Had I 
been present for rollcall No. 488, I would have voted ``aye.'' Had I 
been present for rollcall No. 487, I would have voted ``aye.'' Had I 
been present for rollcall No. 486, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 485, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 484, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 483, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 482, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 481, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 480, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 479, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 478, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 477, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 476, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 475, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 474, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 473, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 472, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 471, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 470, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 469, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 468, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 467, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 466, I would have voted ``nay.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 465, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 464, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 463, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 462, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 461, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 460, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 459, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 458, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 457, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 456, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 455, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 454, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 453, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 452, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 451, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 450, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 449, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 448, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 447, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 446, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 445, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 444, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 443, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 442, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 441, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 440, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 439, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 438, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 436, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 435, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 434, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 433, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 432, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 431, I would have voted ``aye.''

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 Had I been present for rollcall No. 430, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 429, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 428, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 427, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 426, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 425, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 424, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 423, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 422, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 421, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 420, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 419, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 418, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 417, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 416, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 415, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 414, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 413, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 412, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 411, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 410, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 409, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 408, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 407, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 406, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 405, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 404, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 403, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 402, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 401, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 400, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 399, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 398, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 397, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 396, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 395, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 394, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 392, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 391, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 390, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 389, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 388, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 387, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 386, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 385, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 384, I would have voted ``nay.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 383, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 382, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 381, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 380, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 379, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 378, I would have voted ``nay.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 377, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 376, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 375, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 374, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 373, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 372, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 371, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 370, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 369, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 368, I would have voted ``aye.'' 
Had I been present for rollcall No. 367, I would have voted ``aye.''

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