[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 5, 2008)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E306] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. W. TODD AKIN of missouri in the house of representatives Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Mr. AKIN. Madam Speaker, I was unable to participate in the following votes. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: March 4, 2008: rollcall vote No. 90, on motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended, 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--I would have voted ``aye''; rollcall vote No. 89, on motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended, H.R. 1311--To direct of 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--I would have voted ``aye''; rollcall vote No. 88, on motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended, H.R. 1143--To Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes-- I would have voted ``aye.'' ____________________