[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25040]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 15, 2009

  Mr. HONDA. Madam Speaker, on Wednesday, October 14th, I was 
unavoidably detained due to official business at the White House and 
was not present for a number of roll call votes.
  Had I been present I would have voted:
  ``Yea'' on Rollcall 776, H.R. 1327, the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act 
of 2009.
  ``Yea'' on Rollcall 777, H. Res. 816, mourning the loss of life 
caused by the earthquakes and tsunamis that occurred on September 29, 
2009, in American Samoa and Samoa.
  ``Yea'' on Rollcall 778, H. Res. 786, commemorating the canonization 
of Father Damien de Veuster, SS.CC. to sainthood.
  ``Yea'' on Rollcall 779, H.R. 3371, the Airline Safety and Pilot 
Training Improvement Act of 2009.

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