[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5431]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 8, 2008

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Madam Speaker, on April 2nd I was unavoidably 
delayed and unable to be present for three votes. Had I been present, I 
would have voted as follows:
  On rollcall No. 154, on ordering the previous question on H. Res. 
1605, providing for the consideration of H.R. 5501, the Tom Lantos and 
Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, 
Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act, I would have voted 
``no.''
  I would have done so because defeating the previous question would 
have allowed the House to consider an amendment dealing with the 
appropriations earmark process. I support reforming that process and 
think that the House should at least debate changes to it, although I 
reserve judgment on whether I would have supported the specific 
language of the amendment since it was not debated.
  On rollcall No. 155, adoption of H. Res. 1605, I would have voted 
``yes.''
  On rollcall No. 156, the Carson of Indiana Amendment to H.R. 5501, I 
would have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall No. 157, the motion to recommit H.R. 5501, I would have 
voted ``no.''
  On rollcall No. 158, passage of H.R. 5501, I would have voted 
``yes.''

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