[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 30843-30844]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                       HON. LYNN A. WESTMORELAND

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 9, 2007

  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Madam Speaker, I stayed at home due to an ongoing 
medical condition of a family member. As a result, I missed a number of 
votes. Had I been present, I would have voted the following:
  ``Aye'' on Closing Portions of the Conference Report Making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008 (rollcall No. 1034)
  ``Aye'' on a Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended 
National Heroes Credit Protection Act (rollcall No. 1035)
  ``Aye'' on a Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to Recognizing the 
contributions of Native American veterans and calling upon the 
President to issue a proclamation urging the people of the United 
States to observe a day in honor of Native American veterans. (rollcall 
No. 1036)
  ``Nay'' on a Motion to Table a resolution raising a question of the 
privileges of the House. (rollcall No. 1037)
  ``Nay'' on ordering the previous question on a resolution raising a 
question of the privileges of the House. (rollcall No. 1038)
  ``Nay'' on a resolution raising a question of the privileges of the 
House. (rollcall No. 1039)
  ``Aye'' on Passage, Objections of the President Not Withstanding, of 
the Water Resources Development Act (rollcall No. 1040)
  ``Aye'' on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, to 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should 
increase basic pay for members of the Armed Forces. (rollcall No. 1041)
  ``Aye'' on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, to 
Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act (rollcall No. 1042)
  ``Nay'' on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, to Kids 
in Disasters Wellbeing, Safety, and Health Act of 2007 (rollcall No. 
1043)
  ``Nay'' on Will the House now consider the resolution providing for 
consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 
3043) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education and related agencies. (rollcall No. 1044)
  ``Aye'' on Motion to Instruct Conferees on the Improving Head Start 
Act (rollcall No. 1045)
  ``Aye'' on motion to suspend the rules and agree, as amended, to 
Congratulating Nicolas Sarkozy on his election to the presidency of 
France. (rollcall No. 1046)
  ``Nay'' on Ordering the Previous Question Providing for consideration 
of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3043) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education and related agencies. (rollcall No. 1047)
  ``Nay'' on Agreeing to the Resolution Providing for consideration of 
the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3043) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education and related agencies. (rollcall No. 1048)

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  ``Aye'' on Motion to Adjourn (rollcall No. 1049)
  ``Nay'' on Agreeing to the Conference Report Making appropriations 
for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
and related agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for 
other purposes (rollcall No. 1050)
  ``Aye'' on Motion to Adjourn (rollcall No. 1051)
  ``Nay'' on Ordering the Previous Question Providing for consideration 
of H.R. 3685, to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
sexual orientation. (rollcall No. 1052)
  ``Nay'' on Agreeing to the Resolution providing for consideration of 
H.R. 3685, to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
orientation. (rollcall No. 1053)
  ``Aye'' on Agreeing to the Amendment of Rep. George Miller (rollcall 
No. 1054)
  ``Aye'' on Agreeing to the Amendment of Rep. Mark Souder (rollcall 
No. 1055)
  ``Aye'' on Motion to Recommit with Instructions the Employment Non-
Discrimination Act (ENDA) (rollcall No. 1056)
  ``Nay'' on Passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) 
(rollcall No. 1057)
  ``Aye'' on motion to suspend the rules and agree, as amended, to 
recognizing the close relationship between the United States and the 
Republic of San Marino. (rollcall No. 1058)
  ``Aye'' on motion to Instruct Conferees on Departments of Commerce 
and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 
2008 (rollcall No. 1076)
  ``Nay'' on Ordering the Previous Question for Providing for the 
consideration of H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act (rollcall No. 
1077)
  ``Nay'' on Agreeing to the Resolution providing for the consideration 
of H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act (rollcall No. 1078)
  ``Nay'' on Approving the Journal (rollcall No. 1079)
  ``Aye'' on Motion to Adjourn (rollcall No. 1080)
  ``Nay'' on Passage of the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 (rollcall 
No. 1081)

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