[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22170]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. J. GRESHAM BARRETT

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 21, 2009

  Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, unfortunately I missed 
recorded votes on the House floor during the week of Monday, September 
14, 2009.
  Had I been present on Monday, September 14, 2009, I would have voted 
``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 696 (on motion to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Res. 6), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 697 (on motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 459), ``aye'' on rollcall vote 
No. 698 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Con. Res. 59).
  Had I been present on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, I would have voted 
``Present'' on rollcall vote No. 699 (On agreeing to H. Res. 744), 
``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 700 (on motion to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Res. 317), ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 701 (on motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 22), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 
702 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 3137)
  Had I been present on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, I would have 
voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 703 (On agreeing to the resolution H. 
Res. 746), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 704 (on motion to suspend the 
rules and agree to H. Res. 260), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 705 (On 
agreeing to the Hall (TX) amendment to H.R. 3246), ``aye'' on rollcall 
vote No. 706 (On agreeing to the Donnelly (IN) amendment to HR. 3246), 
``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 707 (On agreeing to the Massa amendment to 
H.R. 3246), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 708 (On motion to recommit 
with instructions to H.R. 3246), ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 709 (On 
passage of H.R. 3246)
  Had I been present on Thursday, September 17, 2009, I would have 
voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 710 (On agreeing to the Hoekstra 
amendment to HR. 3221), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 711 (On agreeing 
to the McMorris Rodgers amendment to HR. 3221), ``aye'' on rollcall 
vote No. 712 (On agreeing to the Foxx amendment to HR. 3221), ``aye'' 
on rollcall vote No. 713 (On agreeing to the Himes amendment to H.R. 
3221), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 714 (On agreeing to the Minnick 
amendment to HR. 3221), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 715 (On agreeing 
to the Schauer amendment to H.R. 3221), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 
716 (On agreeing to the Teague amendment to HR. 3221), ``aye'' on 
rollcall vote No. 717 (On agreeing to the Guthrie amendment to HR. 
3221, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 718 (On motion to 
recommit with instructions to H.R. 3221) because as an original 
cosponsor and a strong supporter of H.R. 3571, the Defund ACORN Act, I 
agree that it is absolutely necessary to prevent all Federal taxpayer 
dollars from going to ACORN, and ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 719 (On 
passage of H.R. 3221).

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