[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5567]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I regret that I was not 
present to vote on rollcall votes 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 
171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, and 177 due to a family medical matter. 
Had I been present, I would have voted:
  ``Yea'' on rollcall vote No. 164 on ordering the previous question on 
H. Res. 1084, Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 2016, to 
establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other 
purposes.
  ``Yea'' on rollcall vote No. 165 on H. Res. 1084, Providing for 
consideration of the bill H.R. 2016, to establish the National 
Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes.
  ``Yea'' on rollcall vote No. 166 on H. Res. 1077, calling on the 
Government of the People's Republic of China to end its crackdown in 
Tibet and to enter into a substantive dialogue with His Holiness the 
Dalai Lama to find a negotiated solution that respects the distinctive 
language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedom of all 
Tibetans.
  ``Yea'' on rollcall vote No. 167 on agreeing to the amendment to H.R. 
2016, to reiterate that nothing in the bill shall impede efforts by the 
Department of Homeland Security to secure the borders of the United 
States.
  ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 168 on agreeing to the amendment to H.R. 
2016, to strike the purposes of the National Landscape Conservation 
System.
  ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 169 on agreeing to the amendment to H.R. 
2016, to strike the existing management objectives of the National 
Landscape Conservation System and inserts language directing the 
Interior Secretary to manage the system in accordance with each 
applicable law (including regulations) relating to each component of 
the system included under subsection (b).
  ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 170 on agreeing to the amendment to H.R. 
2016, to provide that nothing in the bill additionally restricts or 
hinders energy development within the National Landscape Conservation 
System.
  ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 171 on agreeing to the amendment to H.R. 
2016, to provide that the bill does not in any way limit access for 
hunting, fishing, trapping or recreational shooting on the 27 million 
acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management. It also provides 
that H.R. 2016 does not in any way infringe on a State's right to 
manage, control or regulate its hunting, fishing, trapping and 
recreational shooting activities on these lands.
  ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 172 on agreeing to the amendment to H.R. 
2016, to provide that inclusion in the National Landscape Conservation 
System does not affect existing grazing rights or operations on those 
Bureau of Land Management Lands.
  ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 173 on the motion to recommit H.R. 2016.
  ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 174 on agreeing to the passage of H.R. 
2016, to establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for 
other purposes.
  ``Yea'' on rollcall vote No. 175 on motion to construct the conferees 
on H.R. 2419, to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs 
through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
  ``Yea'' on rollcall vote No. 176 on agreeing to the passage of H.R. 
5489, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 6892 Main Street in Gloucester, Virginia, as the 
``Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office'' suspension bill.
  ``Yea'' on rollcall vote No. 177 on agreeing to the passage of H.R. 
5472, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2650 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St., Indianapolis, Indiana, 
as the ``Julia M. Carson Post Office Building'' suspension bill.

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