[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25381]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 21, 2009

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Speaker, on October 15, 2009, I was unable to 
cast votes due to attending an event on expanding small business 
opportunities with President Obama on October 21, 2009, in Hyattsville, 
Maryland. I was not present for rollcall votes 793, 794, 795, 796 and 
797. Had I been present, my votes would have been as follows: ``yea'' 
on S. 1793, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Act; ``yea'' on H. Res. 
811, expressing support for the designation of October 2009 as National 
Principals Month; ``yea'' on H. Res. 837, recognizing Kentucky Wesleyan 
College for over 150 years of service as an institution of higher 
education; ``yea'' on H. Res. 660, recognizing the distinguished 
history of the Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute; and ``yea'' on 
S. Con. Res. 43, authorizing the use of the Capitol rotunda for the 
presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to former Senator Edward 
Burke.

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