[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3341]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 5, 2008

  Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. Madam Speaker, unfortunately last night, 
March 4, 2008, my plane was delayed due to weather and I was unable to 
cast my vote on Suspending the Rules and passing H.R. 1143, H.R. 1311, 
and H.R. 816 and wish the record to reflect my intentions had I been 
able to vote.
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 88 on suspending the rules and 
passing H.R. 1143, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease 
certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, I would have voted 
``yea.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 89 on suspending the rules and 
passing H.R. 1311, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
the Alta-Hualapai Site to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for the 
development of a cancer treatment facility, I would have voted ``yea.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 90 on suspending the rules and 
passing H.R. 816, to provide for the release of certain land from the 
Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area in the State of Nevada and to grant 
a right-of-way across the released land for the construction and 
maintenance of a flood control project, I would have voted ``yea.''

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