[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 22, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E928-E929]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                       HON. LYNN A. WESTMORELAND

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 22, 2009

  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Madam Speaker, on March 23, 2009 I stayed at home 
due to an ongoing medical. As a result, I missed a number of votes. Had 
I been present, I would have voted the following:
  Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Stan Lundine Post 
Office Building Designation. (Roll Call #145)
  Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Lance Corporal Drew 
W. Weaver Post Office Building Designation. (Roll Call #146)
  On March 24, 2009 I stayed at home due to an ongoing medical. As a 
result, I missed a number of votes. Had I been present, I would have 
voted the following:
  Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Department of 
Homeland Security Component Privacy Act of 2009. (Roll Call #147)
  No on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Nuclear Forensics and 
Attribution Act (Roll Call #148)
  Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to Expressing support 
for designation of the week of March 1 through March 8, 2009, as School 
Social Work Week. (Roll Call #149)
  On March 25, 2009 I stayed at home due to an ongoing medical. As a 
result, I missed a number of votes. Had I been present, I would have 
voted the following:
  No on Ordering the Previous Question providing for consideration of 
the Senate amendments to H.R. 146, the Omnibus Public Land Management 
Act. (Roll Call #150)
  No on Agreeing to the Resolution providing for consideration of the 
Senate amendments to H.R. 146, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act. 
(Roll Call #151)
  Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Special Inspector 
General for the

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Troubled Asset Relief Program Act. (Roll Call #152)
  No on Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments to Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009. (Roll Call #153)
  Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to Recognizing the 188th 
anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and 
American democracy. (Roll Call #154)
  No on Motion to Table Raising a question of the privileges of the 
House regarding earmarks and campaign contributions. (Roll Call #155)
  No on Agreeing to the Resolution, the Rule providing for the 
consideration of H.R. 1404, the Federal Land Assistance, Management, 
and Enhancement Act. (Roll Call #156)
  On March 30, 2009 I stayed at home due to an ongoing medical. As a 
result, I missed a number of votes. Had I been present, I would have 
voted the following:
  No on Motion to Table Raising a question of the privileges of the 
House. (Roll Call #163)
  No on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended the Melanie 
Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act. (Roll Call #164)
  Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended the Wakefield 
Act (Roll Call #165)
  On March 31, 2009 I stayed at home due to an ongoing medical. As a 
result, I missed a number of votes. Had I been present, I would have 
voted the following:
  No on Agreeing to the Resolution Providing for the consideration of 
the Senate amendments to H.R. 1388. (Roll Call #166)
  Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Dextromethorphan 
Distribution Act. (Roll Call #167)
  Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended the 
Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the peace treaty between Egypt and 
Israel. (Roll Call #168)
  No on Motion To Concur in the Senate Amendments Generations 
Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act. (Roll Call #169)
  No on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended the Vision 
Care for Kids Act of 2009. (Roll Call #170)
  Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Health Insurance 
Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act. (Roll Call #171)
  No on Agreeing to the Resolution Providing for the expenses of 
certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred 
Eleventh Congress. (Roll Call #172)
  No on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass to establish the Daniel 
Webster Congressional Clerkship Program. (Roll Call #173)
  Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Capitol Police 
Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009. (Roll Call #174)
  On April 1, 2009 I stayed at home due to an ongoing medical. As a 
result, I missed a number of votes. Had I been present, I would have 
voted the following:
  No on Motion to Table the Flake Resolution. (Roll Call #175)
  No on Agreeing to the Resolution Providing for consideration of the 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 85) setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and 
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 
2011 through 2014. (Roll Call #176)
  No on Agreeing to the Resolution Providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1664) to amend the executive compensation provisions of the 
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable 
and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance 
standards. (Roll Call #177)
  No on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended the End 
Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End 
GREED) Act. (Roll Call #178)
  Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to Honoring the lives, 
and mourning the loss, of Sergeant Mark Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans, 
Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and Officer John Hege, members of the Oakland 
Police Department in California who were brutally slain in the line of 
duty. (Roll Call #179)
  Aye on Agreeing to the Bean of Illinois Amendment (Roll Call #180)
  No on Agreeing to the Dahlkemper of Pennsylvania Amendment (Roll Call 
#181)
  No on Passage to amend the executive compensation provisions of the 
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable 
and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance 
standards. (Roll Call #182)
  On April 2, 2009 I stayed at home due to an ongoing medical. As a 
result, I missed a number of votes. Had I been present, I would have 
voted the following:
  No on Agreeing to the Resolution providing for the adjournment of the 
House and Senate. (Roll Call #183)
  No on Agreeing to the Resolution providing for consideration of H. 
Con. Res. 85. (Roll Call #184)
  Aye on Agreeing to the Buyer of Indiana Substitute Amendment. (Roll 
Call #185)
  Aye on Motion to Recommit with Instructions the Family Smoking 
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. (Roll Call #186)
  No on passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control 
Act. (Roll Call #187)
  No on Agreeing to the Woolsey of California Amendment in the Nature 
of a Substitute. (Roll Call #188)
  Aye on Agreeing to the Jordan of Ohio Amendment in the Nature of a 
Substitute. (Roll Call #189)
  No on Agreeing to the Lee of California Amendment in the Nature of a 
Substitute. (Roll Call #190)
  Aye on Agreeing to the Ryan of Wisconsin Amendment in the Nature of a 
Substitute. (Roll Call #191)
  No on Agreeing to the Resolution Congressional Budget for Fiscal Year 
2010. (Roll Call #192)

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