[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 128 (Saturday, August 4, 2007)] [House] [Page H9722] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION Mr. ELLISON. Madam Speaker, on the morning of August 4, 2007, I was back in Minneapolis surveying the damage from the tragic collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge with President Bush and missed rollcall votes 824 to 826. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 824; I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 825; and I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 826. ____________________