[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 757]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                             HON. PHIL HARE

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 23, 2008

  Mr. HARE. Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, I was 
unavoidably detained. I ask for unanimous consent that the Record 
reflect had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall No. 
19, H.R. 4211--To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 725 Roanoke Avenue in Roanoke Rapids, North 
Carolina, as the ``Judge Richard B. Allsbrook Post Office''; and I 
would have vote ``aye'' on rollcall No. 20, H. Res. 866--Honoring the 
brave men and women of the United States Coast Guard whose tireless 
work, dedication, and commitment to protecting the United States have 
led to the Coast Guard seizing over 350,000 pounds of cocaine at sea 
during 2007, far surpassing all of our previous records.

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