[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E177] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. PAUL RYAN of wisconsin in the house of representatives Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Madam Speaker, I was absent for legislative business conducted on February 12, 2008, due to inclement weather. As a result, I missed rollcall votes 43-45. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``aye'' on rollcall vote 43-- H. Res. 954, honoring the life of senior Border Patrol agent Luis A. Aguilar who lost his life in the line of duty near Yuma, Arizona, on January 19, 2008; ``aye'' on rollcall vote 44--H. Res. 909, commemorating the courage of the Haitian soldiers that fought for American independence in the ``Siege of Savannah'' and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery; and ``aye'' on rollcall vote 45--H. Con. Res. 238, celebrating the birth of Abraham Lincoln and recognizing the prominence the Declaration of Independence played in the development of Abraham Lincoln's beliefs. ____________________