[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23315]
[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

                     Wednesday, September 30, 2009

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, yesterday evening, I was 
unfortunately detained and missed the recorded vote on the motion to 
suspend the rules and pass, as amended, H.R. 905, the Thunder Bay 
National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification 
Act. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall vote 
No. 740.

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