[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 5, 2008)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E302] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. AL GREEN of texas in the house of representatives Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, I was voting in the Texas Democratic Primary and missed the votes on: H.R. 1143, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park (Rollcall 88). Although H.R. 1143 passed by a vote of 378-0, I respectfully request the opportunity to record my position. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on Rollcall 88. H.R. 1311, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Alta-Hualapai Site to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for the development of a cancer treatment facility (Rollcall 89). Although H.R. 1311 passed by a vote of 377-0, I respectfully request the opportunity to record my position. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on Rollcall 89. H.R. 816, To provide for the release of certain land from the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area in the State of Nevada and to grant a right-of-way across the released land for the construction and maintenance of a flood control project (Rollcall 90). Although H.R. 816 passed by a vote of 375-0, I respectfully request the opportunity to record my position. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on Rollcall 90. Again, I express my full support for these important pieces of legislation. ____________________