[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 63 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E844] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. JO ANN EMERSON of missouri in the house of representatives Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Nos. 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, and 298, I am not recorded because I was absent due to a natural disaster in Southern Missouri. Had I been present the week of May 2nd, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall Nos. 278, 279, 280, 285, 286, 290, 292, 293, 294, and 298. I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall Nos. 281, 282, 283, 284, 287, 288, 289, 291, 295, 296, and 297. ____________________