[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 58 (Monday, April 14, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E594]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 14, 2008

  Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. Madam Speaker, unfortunately this afternoon, 
April 10, 2008, due to severe weather in the Midwest I had to leave 
before being able to cast my vote on Amendment No. 8 to H.R. 2537, the 
Beach Protection Act, offered by my colleague Jeff Flake.
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 182 on the Flake Amendment No. 8 
barring earmarks from the Beach Act, I would have voted ``aye.''
  While I generally believe that Congress should have the power to 
control where Federal spending should be spent, the Beach Protection 
Act was intended to be formula-based and was never intended to be 
funded through the direction of Congress and I believe that this 
amendment is consistent in that goal.

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