[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 1561-1562]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 17, 2007

  Mr. CALVERT. Madam Speaker, pursuant to my leave of absence, I am 
submitting for the Record how I would have voted if I had been present 
earlier today, in addition to comments that I request also be entered 
into the record.

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  I would have voted as follows on today's recorded votes: rollcall No. 
27--Yea--H. Con. Res. 31--Honoring the Mare Island Original 21ers for 
their efforts to increase equal employment opportunities in the 
military, rollcall No. 28--Yea--H.R. 434--Short Term Extension of the 
Small Business Administration, rollcall No. 29--Nay--Ordering the 
Previous Question on the Rule for H.R. 5, rollcall No. 30--Nay--
Adoption of the Rule for H.R. 5, rollcall No. 31--Yea--Republican 
Motion to Recommit for H.R. 5, and rollcall No. 32--Nay--Final Passage 
of H.R. 5.
  H.R. 5 which is being considered without regular order or Republican 
input, falls far short of their original proposal to cut all student 
loan interest rates in half, increase Pell grants and increase tax 
deductions for parents of college students. This legislation is not 
part of a comprehensive approach which provides accountability and 
transparency for escalating tuition costs. A temporary interest rate 
decrease for college graduates is only part of the solution. The 
reduced interest rate does not apply to PLUS loans, consolidation 
loans, or unsubsidized Stafford loans.
  Rollcall No. 33--Yea--H. Res. 58--To Honor Muhammad Ali, global 
humanitarian, on the occasion of his 65th birthday.
    

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