[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 72 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E847]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 2010

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, I was unable to participate in the 
following votes due to a natural disaster in my district. If I had been 
present, I would have voted as follows:
  May 4, 2009.
  Rollcall vote 243, on motion to suspend the rules and agree--H. Res. 
1307--Honoring the National Science Foundation for 60 years of service 
to the Nation--I would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall vote 244, on motion to suspend the rules and agree--H. Res. 
1213--Recognizing the need to improve the participation and performance 
of America's students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and 
Mathematics (STEM) fields, supporting the ideals of National Lab Day--I 
would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall vote 245, on motion to suspend the rules and agree, as 
amended--H. Res. 1132--Honoring the USS New Mexico as the sixth 
Virginia-class submarine commissioned by the U.S. Navy to protect and 
defend the United States--I would have voted ``aye.''
  May 5, 2010.
  Rollcall vote 246, on motion to suspend the rules and agree, as 
amended--H. Res. 1320--Attempted Terrorist Attack in Times Square on 
May 1, 2010--I would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall vote 247, on motion to suspend the rules and agree--H. Res. 
1272--Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, Kent State 
University shootings--I would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall vote 248, on motion to suspend the rules and agree, as 
amended--H. Res. 1301--Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
Train Day--I would have voted ``nay.''
  May 6, 2010.
  Rollcall vote 249, on agreeing to the resolution--H. Res. 1329--
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5019) to provide for the 
establishment of the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, and for other 
purposes--I would have voted ``nay.''
  Rollcall vote 250, on motion to suspend the rules and agree--H. Res. 
1295--Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and 
supporting the goals and ideals of Mothers Day--I would have voted 
``aye.''
  Rollcall vote 251, on motion to suspend the rules and pass, as 
amended--H.R. 1722--Telework Improvements Act--I would have voted 
``nay.''
  Rollcall vote 252, on agreeing to the amendment--H.R. 5019--Barton of 
Texas Amendment No. 2--I would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall vote 253, on agreeing to the amendment--H.R. 5019--Burgess 
of Texas Amendment No. 4--I would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall vote 254, on motion to recommit with instructions--H.R. 
5019--Home Star Energy Retrofit Act--I would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall vote 255, on passage--H.R. 5019--Home Star Energy Retrofit 
Act--I would have voted ``nay.''

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