[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11879-11880]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam Speaker, I would like to submit this 
statement for the Record and regret that I could not be present today, 
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 to vote on rollcall vote Nos. 310, 311, 312, 
313, 314, 315, 316, 317 and 318 due to a family medical situation. Had 
I been present, I would have voted:
  ``Yea'' on rollcall vote No. 310 on ordering the previous question on 
H. Res. 382;
  ``Yea'' on rollcall vote No. 311 on agreeing to H. Res. 382, the rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 1684, the Fiscal Year 2008 
Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act;
  ``Yea'' on rollcall vote No. 312 on agreeing to H. Res. 383, the rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 1873, the Small Business Fairness 
in Contracting Act;

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  ``Yea'' on rollcall vote No. 313 on the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass H.R. 890, the Student Loan Sunshine Act that establishes 
requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order 
to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans;
  ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 314 on the amendment H.R. 1684 that 
would strike some provisions of the bill, add reporting requirements, 
revises annuitant provisions, and require a GAO report on law 
enforcement retirement systems;
  ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 315 on the amendment to H.R. 1684 that 
would remove section 407 of the bill, which requires that 
identification cards, uniforms, protective gear, and badges of Homeland 
Security personnel be manufactured in the United States;
  ``Yea'' on rollcall vote No. 316 on the amendment H.R. 1684 that 
would strike some provisions of the bill, add reporting requirements, 
revises annuitant provisions, and require a GAO report on law 
enforcement retirement systems;
  ``Nay'' on rollcall vote No. 317 on the motion to recommit H.R. 1684 
with instructions;
  ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 318 on final passage of H.R. 1684, the 
Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act.

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