mr. chairman , i was regrettably delayed in my return to washington , dc from an official visit to norfolk naval station , virginia and was unable to be on the house floor for rollcall votes 308 to 314 . 
had i been present , i would have voted `` nay '' on rollcall 308 , an amendment offered by representative price ( ga ) ; `` yea '' on rollcall 309 , an amendment offered by representative miller ( ca ) ; `` nay '' on rollcall 310 , an amendment offered by representative brown ( oh ) ; 