[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2897]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 28, 2008

  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Speaker, on Wednesday, 
February 27, 2008. I was unavoidably detained and thus I missed 
rollcall votes No. 78 through 84. Had I been present, I would have 
voted in the following manner:
  On rollcall vote No. 78, the motion to consider the resolution, I 
would have voted ``nay.'' On rollcall vote No. 79, on approving the 
Journal, I would have voted ``nay.'' On rollcall vote No. 80, on 
ordering the Previous Question, I would have noted ``nay.''
  On rollcall vote No. 81, on agreeing to the rule for H.R. 5351, 
Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act, I would have voted 
``nay.'' On rollcall vote No. 82, on motion to table the appeal of the 
ruling of the Chair, I would have voted ``nay.''
  On rollcall vote No. 83, on the Motion to Recommit on H.R. 5351, 
Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act, I would have voted 
``nay.'' On rollcall vote No. 84, on passage of H.R. 5351, Renewable 
Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act, I would have voted ``nay.''

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