[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page 2324] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. KENNY C. HULSHOF of missouri in the house of representatives Thursday, February 14, 2008 Mr. HULSHOF. Madam Speaker, on February 12, 2008, I was unavoidably detained and missed votes. Listed below are the votes I missed and how I would have voted had I been there. H. Res. 954, rollcall No. 43--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 here, I would have voted ``yes.'' H. Res. 909, rollcall No. 44--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 here, I would have voted ``yes.'' H. Con. Res. 281, rollcall No. 45--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 here, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________