[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 3120-3121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. JEFF FORTENBERRY

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 4, 2008

  Mr. FORTENBERRY. Madam Speaker, from late January 29 through February 
7, 2008, I was unavoidably detained due to my daughter's heart surgery.
  On January 29, I missed rollcall votes Nos. 27 and 28. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``aye'' on both votes.

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  On February 6, I missed rollcall votes Nos. 29 through 31. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``aye'' on all three votes.
  On February 7, I missed rollcall votes Nos. 32 through 42. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``nay'' on Nos. 32, 33, 36, 37, and 38, and 
``aye'' on Nos. 34, 35, 39, 40, 41, and 42.

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