[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18981]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                     HON. STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN

                            of south dakota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 13, 2007

  Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN. Madam Speaker, I regret that I was unable to 
participate in votes on the floor of the House of Representatives on 
July 11, 2007. I was absent to attend a military funeral and to be 
present for a major announcement from the National Science Foundation 
in South Dakota. I submit this statement today to establish for the 
record how I would have voted had I been present for these votes.
  On the morning of July 11, 2007, the House of Representatives held 
four votes for which I was absent.
  The first vote was a motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the 
Rule. Had I been present, I would have voted `yea' on that question.
  The second vote was on the H. Res. 531, a Rule Providing for the 
Consideration of the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007. Had I been 
present, I would have voted `yea' on that question.
  The third vote was on a motion to suspend the rules and agree to the 
H. Res. 526, supporting home ownership and responsible lending. Had I 
been present, I would have voted `yea' on that question.
  The fourth vote was on a motion to suspend the rules and agree to the 
S. 1701, a bill to provide for the extension of transitional medical 
assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end 
of fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. Had I been present, I 
would have voted `yea' on that question.