[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26940]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 9, 2007

  Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, I missed several rollcall votes on 
Monday, October 1, 2007, Tuesday October 2, 2007 and Wednesday October 
3, 2007, to attend funeral services for a dear family friend. I would 
like to enter into the record how I intended to vote on these rollcall 
votes:
  On Roll No. 924, to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution H. 
Con. Res. 185, I would have voted ``yes.''
  On Roll No. 925, to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2276, I would 
have voted ``yes.''
  On Roll No. 926, to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3325, I would 
have voted ``yes.''
  On Roll No. 927, to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3087, I would 
have voted ``yes.''
  On Roll No. 928, to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 635, I 
would have voted ``yes.''
  On Roll No. 929, to suspend the rules and agree to H. Con. Res. 203, 
I would have voted ``yes.''
  On Roll No. 930, to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2828, I would 
have voted ``yes.''
  On Roll No. 931, to suspend the rules and agree to H. Con. Res. 200, 
I would have voted ``yes.''
  On Roll No. 932, to order the previous question on H. Res. 701, I 
would have voted ``yes.''
  On Roll No. 933, to order the previous question on H. Res. 702, I 
would have voted ``yes.''
  On Roll No. 934, agreeing to the resolution H. Res. 702, I would have 
voted ``yes.''
  On Roll No. 935, the Conyers amendment H.R. 928, I would have voted 
``yes.''
  On Roll No. 936, to recommit with instructions H.R. 928, I would have 
voted ``no.''
  On Roll No. 937, passage H.R. 928, I would have voted ``yes.''

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