[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13251]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 17, 2007

  Mr. SHAYS. Madam Speaker, on May 16 and 17, 2007, I was participating 
in the World Economic Forum in Amman, Jordan and, therefore, missed 14 
recorded votes.
  I take my voting responsibility very seriously. Had I been present, I 
would have voted ``no'' on recorded vote number 364; ``no'' on recorded 
vote 365; ``no'' on recorded vote 366; ``yes'' on recorded vote number 
367; ``no'' on recorded vote 368; ``yes'' on recorded vote 369; ``yes'' 
on recorded vote number 370; ``no'' on recorded vote 371; ``yes'' on 
recorded vote 372; ``yes'' on recorded vote number 373; ``no'' on 
recorded vote 374; ``no'' on recorded vote 375; ``no'' on recorded vote 
number 376; and ``no'' on recorded vote 377.

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