[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 163 (Wednesday, November 4, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H12337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California. Madam Speaker, due to illness, I 
was unable to be present in the Capitol for votes on today, Wednesday, 
November 4, 2009.
  However, had I been present, I would have voted the following way: 
Ordering the Previous Question on H.R. 3639--``yea''; the rule to 
Debate H.R. 3639--``aye''; H. Res. 858 congratulating the Inter-
American Foundation (IAF) on its 40th anniversary--``yea''; H. Res. 839 
condemning the illegal extraction of Madagascar's natural resources--
``yea''; Hensarling (TX) Amendment to H.R. 3639--``aye''; McCarthy (NY) 
Amendment to H.R. 3639--``aye''; Maffei (NY) Amendment to H.R. 3639--
``aye''; Sutton (OH) Amendment to H.R. 3639--``aye''; Sutton (OH)/
Stupak (MI) Amendment to H.R. 3639--``aye''; final Passage of H.R. 
3639--Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009--``aye''; H. Res. 
863--Recognizing November 2 as World Pneumonia Day--``yea''; H. Res. 
641--Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding of Radio Free 
Europe/Radio Liberty--``yea''; H. Res. 711--Calling on the United 
States Government and the international community to address the human 
rights and humanitarian needs of Sri Lanka's Tamil--``aye''; H. Res. 
856--Recognizing the Commissioning of the USS New York LPD 21--``yea''.
  I also would have voted ``no'' on the Motion to Recommit H.R. 3639.

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