[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 136 (Wednesday, September 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1625]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. ADAM SMITH

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 14, 2011

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 
September 13, 2011, I recorded an erroneous vote on Final Passage of 
the bill H.R. 2218. I intended to vote ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 705, 
on passage of H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter 
Schools Act.

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