[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1871]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. BOB ETHERIDGE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 23, 2008

  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Madam Speaker, I regret that yesterday I was 
unavoidably detained and was unable to cast a vote on a number of 
rollcall votes.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on H.R. 6685, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide an annual grant to 
facilitate an iron working training program for Native Americans. I 
would have voted ``yes'' on H.R. 1907, the Coastal and Estuarine Land 
Conservation Program Act, to protect the environmental integrity of 
undeveloped coastal and estuarine areas. I also would have voted 
``yes'' on H.R. 6853, the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 
2008, to protect borrowers from unscrupulous actors in the mortgage 
market.
   I ask unanimous consent that my statement be included in the 
appropriate place in the Congressional Record.

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