[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4716]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. JERRY WELLER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 1, 2008

   Mr. WELLER. Madam Speaker, I was absent on Thursday, March 13th, 
Friday, March 14th, and Monday, March 31st due to personal reasons, and 
I missed rollcall votes 139 through 146.
   If I were present I would have voted, ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 
140, ``nay'' on rollcall vote No. 141, ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 
142, ``nay'' on rollcall vote No. 143, ``nay'' on rollcall vote No. 
144, ``nay'' on rollcall vote No. 145, ``nay'' on rollcall vote 146, 
``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 147, ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 148, and 
``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 149.

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