[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15792]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. KEITH ELLISON

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 19, 2009

  Mr. ELLISON. Madam Speaker, for the entire legislative day of June 
18, 2009, I have an excused absence to attend my son's school 
graduation. If I were present, I would have voted ``no'' on Rollcall 
votes No. 356, 359, 360, 361, 362, 364, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 372, 
373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 385, 386, 387, 
389, 391, 393, 395, 397, 399, 401, 403, 405, and 407.
  I would have voted ``aye'' on Rollcall votes No. 357, 358, 363, 365, 
371, 384, 388, 390, 392, 394, 396, 398, 400, 402, 404, 406, and 408.

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