[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 13, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1309-E1310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. JOHN CAMPBELL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 13, 2011

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Speaker, on July 8, 2011, I missed rollcall votes 
525-533. I was in my home state of California attending, in my role as 
Co-Chairman of the Congressional United Kingdom Caucus, a working 
reception in honor of Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of 
Cambridge. Had I been here, I would have voted:
  ``Yes'' on rollcall vote 525: To reduce Defense Wide Operation and 
Maintenance by $250 million in order to prohibit the Secretary of 
Defense from transferring $250 million to the Department of Education 
to repair public schools on military bases operated by local education 
agencies.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall vote 526: To reduce the Overseas Contingency 
Operations Transfer Fund by $3.6 billion.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall vote 527: To reduce funding for Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation by 1 percent saving $730 million.
  ``No'' on rollcall vote 528: None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement the curriculum of the Chaplain Corps Don't 
Ask, Don't Tell repeal training regarding the performance of same sex 
marriage ceremonies.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall vote 529: None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to maintain an end strength level of members of 
the Armed Forces of the United States assigned to permanent duty in 
Europe in excess of 30,000 members. Reduces funding for military 
personnel by $813 million.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall vote 530: None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used for military operations in or against Libya except 
under a Congressional declaration of war.
  ``No'' on rollcall vote 531: Motion to recommit H.R. 2219 with 
instructions to transfer $200 million from the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund to the Yellow Ribbon Re-Integration program.
  ``No'' on rollcall vote 532: On passage of H.R. 2219, Making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall vote 533: On passage of H. Res. 340, the rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform 
Act of 2011.

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