[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3768]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 12, 2007

  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Madam Speaker, on Thursday, February 8, 2007, I was 
attending the funeral of the father of a member of my staff and missed 
rollcall votes No. 81-92. Had I been present, I would have voted 
``aye'' on rollcall votes No. 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 and 
``aye'' on final passage of H.R. 547, the Advanced Fuels Infrastructure 
Research and Development Act (rollcall vote No. 92). I would have voted 
``nay'' on rollcall votes No. 84 and 91.

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