[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 51 (Friday, March 23, 2007)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E620] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH of ohio in the house of representatives Thursday, March 22, 2007 Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I was not present for votes on Monday, March 19 and Tuesday, March 20, 2007 because I was meeting with British Members of Parliament in an effort to build an international coalition to end the Iraq War. If I was present, I would have voted: ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 157 (H.R. 138, Recognizing the importance of Hot Springs National Park on its 175th anniversary); ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 158 (H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act); ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 159 (H.R. 839, Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act); ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 160 (H. Res. 254, Providing for consideration of the bill [H.R. 1227] to assist in the provision of affordable housing to low income families affected by Hurricane Katrina); ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 161 (H. Con. Res. 42, Honoring the heroic service and sacrifice of the 6,500 glider pilots of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II); ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 162 (H.R. 759, Redesignating the Ellis Island Library on Ellis Island, NY as the ``Bob Hope Memorial Library''); ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 163 (On approving the Journal); ``No'' on rollcall No. 164 (Hensarling Amendment to H.R. 1227, to require recipients of rental assistance under the bill to perform 20 hours per week of approved work activities); ``No'' on rollcall No. 165 (Biggert Amendment to H.R. 1227, to require that, instead of replacing all pre-Katrina public housing units, only the number of public housing units occupied pre-Katrina be replaced); and ``Aye'' on rollcall No. 166 (Al Green Amendment to H.R. 1227, to extend FEMA housing assistance for evacuees of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma until December 31, 2007 and provide tenant-based voucher assistance upon termination of FEMA housing assistance for eligible families) ____________________