[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8540]
[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

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2012

  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, on May 31, 2012, I missed rollcall votes 
Nos. 297-305 due to a family obligation. Had I been present I would 
have voted ``yea'' on rollcall votes Nos. 297, 300, 302, 304, and 305. 
I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall votes Nos. 298, 299, 301, and 
303.
  Mr. Speaker, on June 1, 2012, I missed rollcall votes Nos. 306-314 
due to a family obligation. Had I been present I would have voted 
``yea'' on rollcall votes Nos. 308, 312, 313, and 314. I would have 
voted ``nay'' on rollcall votes Nos. 306, 307, 309, 310, and 311.

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