[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 24244-24245]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. BRAD ELLSWORTH

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 11, 2007

  Mr. ELLSWORTH. Madam Speaker, on Friday, September 7, 2007, I missed 
rollcall votes Nos. 860, 861, 862, 863, and 864 because I was leading a 
congressional delegation trip to conduct oversight in Iraq and to meet 
with U.S. military leadership and American men and women in uniform who 
are currently serving in theater.
  Had I been present for rollcall 860, H. Res. 636 which provided for 
the consideration of H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007, I would have 
voted ``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 861, H. Res. 637 which provided for 
the consideration of conference report to accompany H.R. 2669, College 
Cost Reduction and Access Act, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 862, the Conyers Amendment to H.R. 
1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 863, final passage of H.R. 1908, 
Patent Reform Act of 2007, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall 864, on agreeing to the Conference 
Report to H.R. 2669, College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, I would have 
voted ``yes.''

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