[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14116]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 4, 2009

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I submit to the Record 
the following remarks regarding my absence from votes which occurred on 
June 2nd. Due to inclement weather that caused my connecting flight 
from Charlotte, North Carolina to Washington on Tuesday, June 2 to be 
delayed, I missed a series of votes that were held. Listed below is how 
I would have voted if I had been present.
  H. Res. 421--recognizing and commending the Great Smoky Mountains 
National Park on its 75th year anniversary (Roll no. 292)--Aye
  H.J. Res. 40--to honor the achievements and contributions of Native 
Americans to the United States, and for other purposes (Roll no. 293)--
Aye
  H. Res. 489--recognizing the twentieth anniversary of the suppression 
of protesters and citizens in and around Tiananmen Square in Beijing, 
People's Republic of China, on June 3 and 4, 1989 and expressing 
sympathy to the families of those killed, tortured, and imprisoned in 
connection with the democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and other 
parts of China on June 3 and 4, 1989 and thereafter (Roll no. 294)--Aye

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