I had the same issue from Rep. Elliott in Salem. He first told me he voted to oppose the ban "We got so much contradictory testimony, somebody's lying, that I went with the recommendation of the Fish and Game Department. Also, loons are growing in numbers each year, not dying out. Five will die each year, no matter what. "
I told him I was confused, the roll call had you voting as in favor of the ban. To which he replied "Sorry Scott. I voted "yes" on this bill. I did NOT agree with the Fish and Game position. My error. But the rest was accurate. There WAS contradictory testimony."
I then replied there would always be contradictory testimony because there are TWO sides and I told him how disappointed I was in the fact that he didn't even take the time to know what was on the bill or how he voted.
This was his final response "Scott, we vote on over a thousand bills each session. It is hard to recall all those votes from memory. We have to review the roll call votes sometimes. if you wish to communicate further with me in an insulting manner, you needn't bother. It's hard when you don't get the vote you want. Believe me, been there ,done that. Rep. Elliott"
Seriously, you can't make this stuff up. He won't be a rep. long (after I am done with him :-)).