[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 166 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2139]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 15, 2010

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to explain my 
absence from votes cast on December 14, 2010. My voting percentage is 
over 95% for the 111th Congress, and I rarely miss votes, but due to a 
prior commitment scheduled before we knew the House would be in session 
on Tuesday, I was unable to make it back to Washington in time for 
votes.
  On the three votes I missed: to approve S. 1405, the Longfellow 
House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Designation Act, 
had I been present, I would have voted ``aye;'' to approve S. 3167, the 
Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act of 2010, had I 
been present, I would have voted ``aye;'' to approve H.R. 6510, To 
direct the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real 
property in Houston, Texas, to the Military Museum of Texas had I been 
present, I would have voted ``aye.''

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