Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise to express my sincere apologies for missing votes on July 19, 2010. I am proud of my excellent attendance record during my time in Congress and regret that I must personally attend to matters in my district. Although I will not be able to cast votes on July 19, 2010, I would have voted as follows had I been present today: on H. Res 1472--Expressing support for designation of the week of September 13, 2010, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week--I would have voted, ``aye''; on H. Con. Res. 126--Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Title VI international education programs within the Department of Education--I would have voted, ``aye''; on H. Res. 1219--Expressing support for designation of September as National Child Awareness Month, in addition--I would have voted, ``aye''. ____________________”