[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14968]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR.

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2007

  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I took a leave of absence on June 6, 
2007, as I was in my district on personal business. The following list 
describes how I would have voted had I been in attendance today.
  Suspension bills: ``Yea,'' H.R. 1051, National STEM Scholarship 
Database Act; ``Yea,'' H.R. 2559, Higher Education Act Extension Act of 
2007; ``Yea,'' H. Res. 421, honoring the trailblazing accomplishments 
of the ``Mercury 13'' women, whose efforts in the early 1960s 
demonstrated the capabilities of American women to undertake the human 
exploration of space; ``Yea,'' H. Res. 446, honoring the life and 
accomplishments of Astronaut Walter Marty Schirra and expressing 
condolences on his passing; ``Yea,'' H.R. 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 
Act; ``Yea,'' H.R. 1716, Green Energy Education Act of 2007; ``Yea,'' 
H.R. 632, H-Prize Act of 2007; ``Yea,'' H.R. 964, Securely Protect 
Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act; ``Yea,'' H.R. 2560, Human Cloning 
Prohibition Act of 2007.
  ``Yea,'' H. Res. 453, rule providing consideration of H.R. 2446--
Afghanistan Freedom and Security Act of 2007.
  Amendments to H.R. 2446: ``Yea,'' Lantos; ``Yea,'' Ackerman; ``Yea,'' 
Costa; ``Yea,'' Franks; ``Yea,'' Jackson-Lee: technical assistance; 
``Yea,'' Jackson-Lee: women legislators; ``Yea,'' Kirk; ``Yea,'' 
Kucinich; ``Yea,'' Terry; ``Yea,'' Van Hollen.
  ``Yea,'' H.R. 2446, Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 
2007 (final passage).

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