[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 83 (Friday, May 28, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H4201-H4203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to address the Chair 
regarding the votes that I missed on the following dates:
  May 12, due to the passing of my mother, Ivalita Jackson, I missed 
the following votes:
  Rollcall vote No. 259, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 260, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 261, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote No. 262, I would have voted ``aye'';

[[Page H4202]]

  Rollcall vote No. 263, I would have voted no;
  Rollcall vote 264, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 265, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 266, I would have voted ``aye''.
  I rise to address the Chair regarding my absence from rollcall votes 
259-266 on Wednesday, May 12, 2010.
  I was not able to cast my votes during roll call 259-266 because I 
was in bereavement of the passing of my mother, Ivalita Jackson. Had I 
been present, for rollcall vote 259, on agreeing to the resolution, H. 
Res. 1344, ``Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 5116, the 
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010,'' I would have voted 
``aye''; for rollcall vote 260, on motion to suspend the rules and pass 
as amended, H.R. 5014, `` To clarify the health care provided by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential 
coverage,'' I would have voted ``aye''; for rollcall vote 261, on 
motion to suspend the rules and agree as amended, H. Con. Res. 268, 
``Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and 
for other purposes,'' I would have voted ``aye''; for rollcall vote 
262, on agreeing to the amendment to H.R. 5116, ``Gordon Amendment No. 
1,'' I would have voted ``aye''; for rollcall vote 263, on agreeing to 
the amendment to H.R. 5116, ``Hall of Texas Amendment No. 6,'' I would 
have voted ``no''; for rollcall vote 264, on agreeing to the amendment 
to H.R. 5116, ``Markey of Massachusetts Amendment No. 10,'' I would 
have voted ``aye''; for rollcall vote 265, on agreeing to the amendment 
to H.R. 5116, ``George Miller of California, Amendment No. 12,'' I 
would have voted ``aye''; for roll call vote 266, on agreeing to the 
amendment to H.R. 5116, ``Reyes of Texas Amendment No. 13,'' I would 
have voted ``aye'';
  Tuesday, May 18, due similarly to the passing of my mother:
  Rollcall votes 273 to 275, motion to suspend the rules, rollcall vote 
273, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 274, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 275, I would have voted ``aye''.
  I rise to address the Chair regarding my absence from rollcall votes 
273-275 on Tuesday, May 18, 2010.
  I was not able to cast my votes during roll-call 273-275 because I 
was in bereavement of the passing of my mother, Ivalita Jackson. I 
would like to state for the record how I would have voted had I been 
present.
  For rollcall vote 273, on motion to suspend the rules and pass as 
amended, H.R. 2288, ``Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act 
of 2009,'' I would have voted ``aye'';
  For rollcall vote 274, on motion to suspend the rules and pass as 
amended, H.R. 4614, ``Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 
2010,'' I would have voted ``aye'';
  For rollcall vote 275, on motion to suspend the rules and agree, H. 
Res. 1327, ``Honoring the life achievements, and contributions of Floyd 
Dominy,'' I would have voted ``aye.''
  On the 20th of May, due to the passing of my mother, I missed the 
following votes:
  Rollcall vote 284, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 285, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 286, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 287, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 288, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 289, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 290, I would have voted ``aye''.
  I rise to address the Chair regarding my absence from rollcall votes 
284-290 on Thursday, May 20, 2010.
  I was not able to cast my votes during rollcall 284-290 because I was 
in bereavement of the passing of my mother, Ivalita Jackson. I would 
like to state for the Record how I would have voted had I been present.
  For rollcall vote 284, on motion to suspend the rules and pass as 
amended, H.R. 5327, ``To authorize assistance to Israel for the Iron 
Dome anti-missile defense system,'' I would have voted ``aye''.
  For rollcall vote 285, on motion to suspend the rules agree to, H. 
Res. 1256, ``Congratulating Phil Mickelson on winning the 2010 Masters 
golf tournament,'' I would have voted ``aye'';
   For rollcall vote 286, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to, 
H. Res. 1336, `` Congratulating the University of Texas men's swimming 
and diving team for winning the NCAA Division I national 
championship,'' I would have voted ``aye'';
   For rollcall vote 287, on motion to suspend the rules and pass as 
amended, H.R. 1361, ``Recognizing North Carolina Central on its 100th 
anniversary,'' I would have voted ``aye'';
  For rollcall vote 288, on ordering the previous question, H. Res. 
1363, ``Granting the authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the Committee on 
Education and Labor for purposes of its investigation into underground 
coal mining safety,'' I would have voted ``aye'';
  For rollcall vote 289, on agreeing to resolution, H. Res. 163, 
``Granting the authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives to the Committee on Education and 
Labor for purposes of its investigation into underground coal mining 
safety,'' I would have voted ``aye'';
  For rollcall vote 290, on motion to suspend the rules and pass as 
amended, H.R. 5128, ``To designate the Department of the Interior 
Building in Washington, District of Columbia, as the Stewart Lee Udall 
Department of the Interior Building,'' I would have voted ``aye'';
  Accordingly, I continued to miss time on the passing of my mother on 
May 24, and I missed rollcall votes 291 to 293.
  I would have voted, on rollcall vote 291, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 292, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 293, I would have voted ``aye''.
  I rise to address the Chair regarding my absence from rollcall votes 
291-293 on Monday, May 24, 2010.
  I was not able to cast my votes during rollcall 291-293 because I was 
in bereavement of the passing of my mother, Ivalita Jackson. I would 
like to state for the Record how I would have voted had I been present.
  For rollcall vote 291, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. 
Res. 278, ``Expressing the sense of Congress that a grateful Nation 
supports and salutes Sons and Daughters in Touch on its 20th 
Anniversary that is being held on Fathers Day, 2010, at the Vietnam 
Veterans Memorial in Washington, the District of Columbia,'' I would 
have voted ``aye'';
  For rollcall vote 292, on motion to suspend the rules and pass as 
amended, H.R. 1017, ``Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans 
Act,'' I would have voted ``aye'';
  For rollcall vote 293, on motion to suspend the rules and pass as 
amended, H.R. 5330, ``To amend the Anti-trust Penalty Enhancement and 
Reform Act of 2004 to extend the operation of such Act for a 5-year 
period ending June 22, 2015, and for other purposes,'' I would have 
voted ``aye''.
  On Tuesday, May 25, accordingly, I missed the following votes 
pursuant to the earlier statement:
  Rollcall vote 294, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 295, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 296, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 297, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 298, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 299, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 300, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 301, I would have voted ``aye''.
  I rise to address the Chair regarding my absence from rollcall votes 
294-301 on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.
  I was not able to cast my votes during rollcall 294-301 because I was 
in bereavement of the passing of my mother, Ivalita Jackson. I would 
like to state for the Record how I would have voted had I been present.
  For rollcall vote 294, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to 
H.R. 5145, ``Assuring Quality Care for Veterans Act,'' I would have 
voted ``aye.''
  For rollcall vote 295, on motion to suspend the rule and agree to H. 
Res. 437, ``Expressing support for designation of May 2010 as Mental 
Health Month,'' I would have voted ``aye.''
  For rollcall vote 296, on motion to suspend the rules and agree as 
amended to H. Res. 1382, ``Expressing sympathy to the families of those 
killed by North Korea in the sinking of the Republic of Korea Ship 
Cheonan, and solidarity with the Republic of Korea in the aftermath of 
this tragic incident,'' I would have voted ``aye.''
  For rollcall vote 297, on motion to suspend the rules and agree as 
amended to H. Res. 584, ``Recognizing the importance of manufactured 
and modular housing in the United States,'' I would have voted ``aye.''
  For rollcall vote 298, on motion to suspend the rules and agree as 
amended to H.Res. 3885, ``Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act,'' I would 
have voted ``aye.''
  For rollcall vote 299, on motion to suspend the rules and concur in 
the Senate amendments to H.R. 2711, ``Special Agent Samuel Hicks 
Families of Fallen Heroes Act,'' I would have voted ``aye.''
  For rollcall vote 300, on motion to suspend the rules and agree as 
amended to H. Res.

[[Page H4203]]

1189, ``Commending Lance Mackey on winning a record 4th straight 
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race,'' I would have voted ``aye.''
  For rollcall vote 301, on motion to suspend the rules and agree as 
amended to H. Res. 1172, ``Recognizing the life and achievements of 
Will Keith Kellogg,'' I would have voted ``aye.''
  May 26, I was unavoidably detained on official business. I missed 
rollcall vote 302. I would have voted aye;
  Rollcall vote 303, I would have voted ``aye'';
  Rollcall vote 304, I would have voted ``aye''; and
  Rollcall vote 305, I would have voted ``aye''.
  I rise to address the Chair regarding my absence from rollcall votes 
302-305 on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
  Mr. Speaker, I was not able to cast my votes during rollcall on 
Wednesday, May 26, 2010, because I was away from the office on official 
business. I would like to state for the Record how I would have voted, 
had I been present.
  For rollcall vote, 302, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to 
H. Res. 1347, ``Honoring the workers who perished on the Deepwater 
Horizon offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of 
Louisiana, extending condolences to their families, and recognizing the 
valiant efforts of emergency response workers at the disaster site,'' I 
would have voted ``aye.''
  For rollcall vote 303, on motion to suspend the rule and agree to H. 
Res. 1385, ``recognizing and honoring the courage and sacrifice of the 
members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes,'' I 
would have voted ``aye.''
  For rollcall vote 304, on motion to suspend the rules and agree as 
amended to H. Res 1316, ``Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage 
Month,'' I would have voted ``aye.''
  For rollcall vote 305, on motion to suspend the rules and agree as 
amended to H. Res. 1169, ``Honoring the 125th anniversary of Rollins 
College,'' I would have voted ``aye.''

                          ____________________