[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 83 (Friday, May 28, 2010)] [House] [Page H4194] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION Mr. BOREN. Mr. Speaker, I was absent on Friday, May 8, when call votes occurred for H.R. 5116, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. I was not present because I was attending a funeral for a family member. If I would have been present for the rollcall votes listed below for H.R. 5116, I would have voted in the following manner: 1. Roll No. 326, on agreeing to the first portion of the divided question, proposing to strike section 228: I would have voted ``nay.'' 2. Roll No. 327, on agreeing to the second portion of the divided question, proposing to strike sections 406(b) and (c): I would have voted ``nay.'' 3. Roll No. 328, on agreeing to the sixth portion of the divided question, proposing to amend section 702: I would have voted ``nay.'' 4. Roll No. 329, on agreeing to the seventh portion of the divided question, proposing to add a section 704: I would have voted ``aye.'' 5. Roll No. 330, on agreeing to the eighth portion of the divided question, proposing to add a section 705: I would have voted ``aye.'' 6. Roll No. 331, on agreeing to the ninth portion of the divided question, proposing to add a section 706: I would have voted ``nay.'' 7. Roll No. 332, on final passage of H.R. 5116: I would have voted ``aye.'' ____________________