[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 30 (Monday, February 25, 2008)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E229] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS of maryland in the house of representatives Monday, February 25, 2008 Mr. CUMMINGS. Madam Speaker, on February 12, 2008, due to obligations in the district, I missed the following recorded votes: Roll No. 43, on 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; had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Roll No. 44, on 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; had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Roll No. 45, on H. Con. Res. 281--Celebrating the birth of Abraham Lincoln and recognizing the prominence the Declaration of Independence played in the development of Abraham Lincoln's beliefs; had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' ____________________