[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 113 (Thursday, July 26, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1339]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2012

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, I was called 
away from the votes here on the House Floor in order to address an 
important announcement regarding the Bay Delta Conservation Plan in 
California. The joint announcement from California Governor, Jerry 
Brown, and United States Secretary of Interior, Ken Salazar, will have 
huge implications for my constituents and all Californians. Therefore, 
I felt it was absolutely necessary to address my concerns regarding the 
new plan. Nevertheless, I realize the importance of the votes I missed. 
Therefore, I would like to state for the record how I would have voted 
on the bills that were before the House of Representatives, yesterday.
  First, I would have supported H.R. 459, the Federal Reserve 
Transparency Act of 2012. I would have opposed H.R. 6082, the 
Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and 
Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan. Lastly, I would have supported 
H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease 
Sale Plan Act.

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