[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9664]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. SHAYS. Madam Speaker, on April 23, 2007, I was in Connecticut to 
meet with constituents and, therefore, missed 3 recorded votes.
  I take my voting responsibility very seriously. Had I been present, I 
would have voted ``yes'' on recorded vote number 245; ``yes'' on 
recorded vote 246; and ``yes'' on recorded vote 247.

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