[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 9, 2007)] [House] [Page H11369] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Speaker, I am writing regarding today's rollcall votes 949, H. Res. 32, denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, ``honor'' killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society, as well as 950, H.R. 400, the War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007. Please accept my apologies as I was attending a family event in Arizona and was not able to cast my votes tonight. It was my intention to vote ``yea'' on both H. Res. 32 and H.R. 400. ____________________