[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4710]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. BOB ETHERIDGE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 1, 2008

  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Madam Speaker, due to the recent death of a family 
friend and my attendance at his funeral service, I was unable to vote 
on three measures on the House floor on March 31, 2008.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on H.R. 3352, 
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2007. I would have 
also voted ``yes'' on H.R. 2675, Help to Access Land for the Education 
of Scouts Act, and ``yes'' on H. Con. Res. 302, Supporting the 
Observance of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

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