[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23503]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. ADAM SMITH

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 29, 2008

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, on February 6, 2008, I was 
unable to vote on the following votes: rollcall No. 29: On motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 867. Had I been present, I would 
have voted ``yes''; rollcall No. 30: On motion to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Res. 942. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'', 
and rollcall No. 31: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. 
Res. 943. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes''.
  Madam Speaker, on February 7, 2008, I was unable to vote on the 
following votes: rollcall No. 32: On ordering the previous question for 
H. Res. 956. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes''; rollcall 
No. 33: On agreeing to H. Res. 956. Had I been present, I would have 
voted ``yes''; rollcall No. 34: On motion to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Con. Res. 283, as amended. Had I been present, I would have 
voted ``yes''; rollcall No. 35: On motion to suspend the rules and pass 
H.R. 4848, as amended. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes''; 
rollcall No. 36: On agreeing to the amendment numbered 4 to H.R. 4137. 
Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes''; rollcall No. 37: On 
agreeing to the amendment numbered 5 to H.R. 4137. Had I been present, 
I would have voted ``yes''; rollcall No. 38: On agreeing to the 
amendment numbered 7 to H.R. 4137. Had I been present, I would have 
voted ``no''; rollcall No. 39: On motion to Recommit H.R. 4137 with 
Instructions. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no''; rollcall 
No. 40: On passage of H.R. 4137. Had I been present, I would have voted 
``yes''; rollcall No. 41: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to 
H. Res. 947. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'', and 
rollcall No. 42: On agreeing to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5140. Had 
I been present, I would have voted ``no.''
  Madam Speaker, On March 11, 2008, I was unable to vote on the 
following vote: rollcall No. 111: On motion to adjourn. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``no.''
  Madam Speaker, on April 14, 2008, I was unable to vote on the 
following votes: rollcall No. 183: On motion to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Res. 886, as amended. Had I been present, I would have 
voted ``yes''; rollcall No. 184: On motion to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Res. 994, as amended. Had I been present, I would have 
voted ``yes''; and rollcall No. 185: On motion to suspend the rules and 
agree to H.R. 3548, as amended. Had I been present, I would have voted 
``yes.''
  Madam Speaker, on May 5, 2008, I was unable to vote on the following 
votes: rollcall No. 240: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. 
Res. 952. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes''; rollcall No. 
241: On a motion to table the motion to reconsider H. Res. 952. Had I 
been present, I would have voted ``yes''; rollcall No. 242: On motion 
to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 1011, as amended. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``yes''; rollcall No. 243: On a motion to 
table the motion to reconsider H. Res. 1011. Had I been present, I 
would have voted ``yes''; and rollcall No. 244: On a motion to adjourn. 
Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Madam Speaker, on May 6, 2008, I was unable to vote on the following 
vote: rollcall No. 260: On motion to adjourn. Had I been present, I 
would have voted ``yes.''
  Madam Speaker, on June 3, 2008, I was unable to vote on the following 
votes: rollcall No. 367: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. 
Con. Res. 138, as amended. Had I been present, I would have voted 
``yes''; rollcall No. 368: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to 
H. Res. 923. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes''; rollcall 
No. 369: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 1114. Had 
I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Madam Speaker, on July 17, 2008, I was unable to vote on the 
following votes: rollcall No. 510: On agreeing to the resolution to H. 
Res. 1350. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes''; rollcall No. 
539: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 1370, as 
amended. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

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