[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11185]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. JOHN R. CARTER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 3, 2008

  Mr. CARTER. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 355, on agreeing to the 
Akin amendment to H.R. 5658, the Department of Defense Authorization 
Act, 2009, I was unavoidably absent due to a family medical emergency. 
Had I been present, I would have voted ``no''; on rollcall No. 356, on 
agreeing to the Franks, AZ, amendment to H.R. 5658, the Department of 
Defense Authorization Act, 2009, had I been present, I would have voted 
``aye''; on rollcall No. 357, on agreeing to the Tierney amendment to 
H.R. 5658, the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 2009, had I 
been present, I would have voted ``no''; on rollcall No. 358, on 
agreeing to the Pearce amendment to H.R. 5658, the Department of 
Defense Authorization Act, 2009, had I been present, I would have voted 
``aye''; on rollcall No. 359, on agreeing to the Lee amendment to H.R. 
5658, the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 2009, had I been 
present, I would have voted ``no''; on rollcall No. 360, on agreeing to 
the Braley amendment to H.R. 5658, the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 2009, had I been present, I would have voted ``no''; 
on rollcall No. 361, on agreeing to the Price, NC, amendment to H.R. 
5658, the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 2009, had I been 
present, I would have voted ``no''; on rollcall No. 362, on agreeing to 
the Holt amendment to H.R. 5658, the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 2009, had I been present, I would have voted ``no''; 
on rollcall No. 363, on agreeing to the McGovern amendment to H.R. 
5658, the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 2009, had I been 
present, I would have voted ``no''; on rollcall No. 364, on the motion 
to recommit with instructions H.R. 5658, the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 2009, had I been present, I would have voted 
``aye''; on rollcall No. 365, on passage of H.R. 5658, the Department 
of Defense Authorization Act, 2009, had I been present, I would have 
voted ``aye''; and on rollcall No. 366, on the motion to suspend the 
rules and agree to H. Res. 986, Recognizing the courage and sacrifice 
of those members of the United States Armed Forces who were held as 
prisoners of war during the Vietnam conflict and calling for a full 
accounting of the 1,729 members of the Armed Forces who remain 
unaccounted for from the Vietnam conflict, had I been present, I would 
have voted ``aye.''

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