[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 192 (Thursday, December 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E3022]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3288, CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT. 2010

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                               speech of

                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 10, 2009

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to day to let the Congressional 
Record reflect a clerical error in the Consolidated Appropriations Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010.
  In July of this year, shortly after the Committee on Appropriations 
made available the appropriations requests included in its 
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, it 
came to my attention my name was incorrectly placed as a joint sponsor 
of a project request which provides $10,312 for the Southeast Corridor 
Light Rail in Denver, Colorado. While I am supportive of this project 
and the broader FasTracks mass transit plan of Colorado's Regional 
Transportation District, RTD, I did not request funding for this 
project. Upon discovery, my staff informed the Committee on 
Appropriations of this error and asked that it be corrected.
  On December 10, the House passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act 
for Fiscal Year 2011. In that conference report, my name was again 
mistakenly attached to this project by committee staff during the 
filing process. Because both chambers have passed this conference 
report, there is no method short of a Presidential veto for me to 
correct this error. Therefore, I would like to let the Congressional 
Record reflect this mistake and my lack of involvement in this project.
  To be clear, no official from RTD or any other organization asked me 
or my staff to request funding for this project. Nor did I submit any 
material to the Appropriations Committee requesting funding for this 
project. As such, I did not post information on the process on my 
official website. However, for the sake of transparency and public 
accountability, I have certified in writing that I have no financial 
interest in this project.

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