[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 24097]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I took a leave of absence on September 10, 
2007, as I was attending to personal business. The following list 
describes how I would have voted had I been in attendance today.
  ``Yea''--H. Res. 257--Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic 
Cancer Awareness Month (Representative Platts--Oversight and Government 
Reform).
  ``Yea''--H. Res. 643--Recognizing September 11 as a day of 
remembrance, extending sympathies to those who lost their lives on 
September 11, 2001, and their families, honoring the heroic actions of 
our Nation's first responders and Armed Forces, and reaffirming the 
commitment to defending the people of the United States against any and 
all future challenges (Representatives Hoyer and Boehner).

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