[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26225]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, due to a family emergency I missed the 
following votes on Tuesday, October 2, 2007. I would have voted as 
follows:
  H.R. 3087--To require the President, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, and other senior military leaders, to develop and transmit to 
Congress a comprehensive strategy for the redeployment of United States 
Armed Forces in Iraq--``yea;'' H. Res. 635--Recognizing the 
commencement of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and 
spiritual renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States and 
throughout the world for their faith--``yea;'' H. Con. Res. 203--
Condemning the persecution of labor rights advocates in Iran--``yea;'' 
H.R. 2828--To provide compensation to relatives of United States 
citizens who were killed as a result of the bombings of United States 
Embassies in East Africa on August 7, 1998--``yea;'' and H. Con. Res. 
200--Condemning the violent suppression of Buddhist Monks and other 
peaceful demonstrators in Burma and calling for the immediate and 
unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi--``yea.''

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