[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E624]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 16, 2008

  Mr. CAPUANO. Madam Speaker, on Monday, April 14, 2008 for the entire 
legislative day and Tuesday, April 15, 2008, for part of the day, I was 
unable to be in attendance and missed several rollcall votes due to 
CODEL to Afghanistan and Pakistan that I was leading. I wish to state 
for the record how I would have voted had I been present: rollcall No. 
183--``yes''; rollcall No. 184--``yes''; rollcall No. 185--``yes''; 
rollcall No. 186--``yes''; rollcall No. 187--``yes''; and rollcall No. 
188--``yes.''

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