[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5654]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I regret that I was not 
present to vote on rollcall votes Nos. 178, 179, 180, and 181 due to a 
family medical matter. Had I been present, I would have voted:
  ``Yea'' on rollcall vote No. 178 on the Journal vote; ``yea'' on 
rollcall vote No. 179 on agreeing to H. Res. 1083, providing for 
consideration of the bill H.R. 2537, Beach Protection Act of 2008; 
``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 180 on the motion to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Res. 1038, recognizing the fifth anniversary of the 
Department of Homeland Security and honoring the Department's employees 
for their extraordinary efforts and contributions to protect and secure 
our Nation; and ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 181 on agreeing to H. Res. 
1092, relating to the consideration of the bill H.R. 5274 to implement 
the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.

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