[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 88 (Tuesday, June 12, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1042]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 12, 2012

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to have it noted 
in the Congressional Record that I was not able to be in Washington on 
June 8, 2012 for votes because of a family emergency. If I had been 
here, I would have voted as follows:
  On the Gosar Amendment that reduces the budget for the Botanic Garden 
by $1,235,000 for fiscal year 2013, I would have voted ``no.''
  On the Broun Amendment that reduces funding for the Congressional 
Research Service by $878,000 (FY 2012 Level) and transfer $878,000 to 
the spending reduction account, I would have voted ``no.''
  On the Scalise Amendment that reduces by $1,000,000 the amount 
provided for the Open World Leadership Center and directs that 
$1,000,000 to the spending reduction account, I would voted ``aye.''
  On the Moran/Welch/Pingree Amendment that prohibits the use of 
Styrofoam products in food service facilities in the House of 
Representatives, I would have voted ``no.''
  On the Flake Amendment that prohibits funding for the purchase of 
paid online advertisements by Members, committees, and leadership 
offices, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On the Democratic Motion to Recommit H.R. 5882 that would cut by 10 
percent the official franked mail component of the Member's 
Representational Allowance, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On Final Passage of H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2013, I would have voted ``no.''
  Finally, on the Republican Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348, 
offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia, that would instruct House conferees to 
insist on provisions that limit funding out of the Highway Trust Fund 
(including the Mass Transit Account) for Federal aid highway and 
transit programs to amounts that do not exceed $37,500,000,000 for FY 
2013, I would have voted ``no.''

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