[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12333]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, on June 22, 2006, I traveled to Connecticut 
to deliver a high school graduation address and, therefore, missed 11 
recorded votes.
  I take my voting responsibility very seriously. Had I been present, I 
would have voted ``yes'' on recorded vote No. 308, ``yes'' on recorded 
vote 309, ``yes'' on recorded vote 310, ``yes'' on recorded vote 311, 
``yes'' on recorded vote 312, ``yes'' on recorded vote 313, ``no'' on 
recorded vote 314, ``yes'' on recorded vote 315, ``no'' on recorded 
vote 316, ``yes'' on recorded vote 317, and ``yes'' on recorded vote 
318.

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