[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15351-15352]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2007

  Mr. SHAYS. Madam Speaker, on May 17 through May 22 I missed votes due 
to my being out of the country to conduct oversight of our operations 
in Iraq.
  Had I been present for rollcall 378, the Bachus Amendment to H.R. 
1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have voted 
``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 379, the Hensarling Amendment No. 29 
to H.R. 1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have 
voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 380, the McHenry Amendment to H.R. 
1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have voted 
``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 381, the Kanjorski Amendment to H.R. 
1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have voted 
``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 382, the Roskam Amendment to H.R. 
1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have voted 
``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 383, the Garrett Amendment to H.R. 
1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have voted 
``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 384, H.R. 698, the Industrial Bank 
Holding Company Act, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 385, H.R. 1425, the Staff Sergeant 
Marvin Rex Young Post Office Building, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 386, the Feeney Amendment to H.R. 
1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have voted 
``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 387, the Price (GA) Amendment No. 8 
to H.R. 1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have 
voted ``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 388, the Sessions Amendment to H.R. 
1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have voted 
``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 389, the Brady Amendment to H.R. 
1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have voted 
``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 390, the Price (GA) Amendment No. 9 
to H.R. 1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have 
voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 391, the Doolittle Amendment to H.R. 
1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have voted 
``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 392, the Hensarling Amendment No. 30 
to H.R. 1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have 
voted ``no.''

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  Had I been present for rollcall 393, the Neugebauer Amendment to H.R. 
1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have voted 
``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 394, the Neugebauer Amendment No. 4 
to H.R. 1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have 
voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 395, on the Motion to Recommit H.R. 
1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have voted 
``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 396, on final passage of H.R. 1427, 
the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 397, S. 214, I would have voted 
``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 398, H.R. 2264, the No Oil Producing 
and Exporting Cartels Act, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 399, S. 1104, I would have voted 
``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 400, H.R. 2399, the Alien Smuggling 
and Terrorism Prevention Act, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 401, H.R. 1722, the Leonard W. Herman 
Post Office, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 402, a motion to table H. Res. 428, I 
would have voted ``no.''

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