[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22484]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. ELLISON. Madam Speaker, for most of August 2nd I was back in 
Minneapolis surveying the damage from the tragic collapse of the 
Interstate 35W bridge located in my district and missed Rollcall Votes 
791-800. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on Rollcall No. 
791; I would have voted ``yea'' on Rollcall No. 792; I would have voted 
``yea'' on Rollcall No. 793; I would have voted ``yea'' on Rollcall No. 
794; I would have voted ``nay'' on Rollcall No. 795; I would have voted 
``aye'' on Rollcall No. 796; I would have voted ``aye'' on Rollcall No. 
797; I would have voted ``no'' on Rollcall No. 798; I would have voted 
``aye'' on Rollcall No. 799; and I would have voted ``aye'' on Rollcall 
No. 800.

                          ____________________