[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 130 (Tuesday, September 25, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1657]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 25, 2012

  Mr. ROSS of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, on September 19-21, 2012, I was 
not present for the following votes.
  Rollcall vote 585 on passage of H.R. 5044, the Andrew P. Carpenter 
Tax Act. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall vote 586 on passage of H.R. 5912, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political 
party conventions. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall vote 587, on ordering the previous question providing for 
consideration of H.J. Res. 118 and H.R. 3409. Had I been present, I 
would have voted ``no.''
  Rollcall vote 588, on agreeing to the resolution providing for 
consideration of H.J. Res. 118 and H.R. 3409. Had I been present, I 
would have voted ``no.''
  Rollcall vote 589 on passage of H.J. Res. 118, Providing for 
congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Office of Family 
Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the 
Department of HHS relating to waiver and expenditure authority under 
the Social Security Act with respect to the Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families program. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''
  Rollcall vote 590, on passage of HR 6429, To amend the Immigration 
and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in 
the United States, to eliminate the diversity immigrant program, and 
for other purposes. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall vote 591, on passage of H.R. 5987, to establish the 
Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los 
Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, and for other purposes. 
Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall vote 592, on Markey of Massachusetts Amendment No. 1. Had I 
been present, I would have voted ``no.''
  Rollcall vote 593, on Waxman of California Amendment No. 3. Had I 
been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall vote 594, on Kelly of Pennsylvania Amendment No. 4. Had I 
been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall vote 595, on Markey of Massachusetts Amendment No. 5. Had I 
been present, I would have voted ``no.''
  Rollcall vote 596, on Jackson Lee of Texas Amendment No. 8. Had I 
been present, I would have voted ``no.''
  Rollcall vote 597, on McKinley of West Virginia Amendment No. 9. Had 
I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall vote 598, on Markey of Massachusetts Amendment No. 10. Had I 
been present, I would have voted ``no.''
  Rollcall vote 599, on DeFazio of Oregon Amendment No. 11. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``no.''
  Rollcall vote 600, on Flake of Arizona Amendment No. 12. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall vote 601, Gosar of Arizona Amendment No. 13. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall vote 602, on motion to recommit, to limit the authority of 
the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 
2013, under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Had 
I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall vote 603, on passage of H.R. 3409, the Coal Miner Employment 
and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act. Had I been present, 
I would have voted ``yes.''

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