[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 24]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 33476]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. ADRIAN SMITH

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 6, 2007

  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, on Thursday, November 29, my 
uncle, Giles Smith, died at the age of 64.
  My Uncle Giles was a man who cared about his community and actively 
made it a better place. He meant a lot to me, and was an inspiration to 
many. We will miss him.
  Due to family matters, I was delayed in returning to Washington DC 
until today, causing me to, regretfully, miss several votes.
  For the record, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall 1123, ``yes'' 
on rollcall 1124, ``yes'' on rollcall 1125, ``yes'' on rollcall 1126, 
``yes'' on rollcall 1127, ``yes'' on rollcall 1128, ``yes'' on rollcall 
1129, ``no'' on rollcall 1130, ``yes'' on rollcall 1131, ``yes'' on 
rollcall 1132, and ``yes'' on rollcall 1133.

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