[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E63]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. ADAM SMITH

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 28, 2016

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, January 11; Tuesday, 
January 12; and Wednesday, January 13, 2016, I took medical leave to 
attend appointments related to an upcoming hip replacement surgery and 
was unable to be present for recorded votes. Had I been present, I 
would have voted:
  ``Yes'' on roll call vote No. 34 (on the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass H.R. 598, as amended), ``Yes'' on roll call vote No. 35 (on 
the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3231, as amended), ``No'' 
on roll call vote No. 36 (on ordering the previous question on H. Res. 
583), ``No'' on roll call vote No. 37 (on agreeing to the resolution H. 
Res. 583), ``Yes'' on roll call vote No. 38 (on agreeing to the Kildee 
Amendment to H.R. 1644), ``Yes'' on roll call vote No. 39 (on agreeing 
to the Cartwright Amendment to H.R. 1644), ``Yes'' on roll call vote 
No. 40 (on agreeing to the Sewell Amendment to H.R. 1644), ``Yes'' on 
roll call vote No. 41 (on the motion to recommit H.R. 1644, with 
instructions), ``No'' on roll call vote No. 42 (on passage of H.R. 
1644), ``Yes'' on roll call vote No. 43 (on the motion to suspend the 
rules and pass H.R. 757, as amended), Pursuant to a unanimous consent 
request made by Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and agreed to without 
objection, the roll call vote No. 44 and the motion to reconsider 
thereon were vacated and further proceedings on the question of passage 
of H.R. 3662 postponed as though under clause 8 of rule 20 through the 
legislative day of January 26, 2016, and ``No'' on roll call vote No. 
45 (on passage of H.R. S.J. Res. 22).

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