[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 26750]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Madam Speaker, I missed votes today, Wednesday, 
November 4, 2009. If I were present, I would have voted:
  ``Yea'' on rollcall 841, On Ordering the Previous Question, Providing 
for consideration of H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act 
of 2009; ``aye'' on rollcall 842, On Agreeing to the Resolution, 
Providing for consideration of H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for 
Consumers Act of 2009; ``yea'' on rollcall 843, On Motion to Suspend 
the Rules and Pass H. Res. 858--Congratulating the Inter-American 
Foundation (IAF) on its 40th anniversary and recognizing its 
significant accomplishments and contributions; ``yea'' on rollcall 844, 
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass H. Res. 839--Condemning the 
illegal extraction of Madagascar's natural resources; ``aye'' on 
rollcall 845, On agreeing to the Hensarling Amendment to H.R. 3639; 
``aye'' on rollcall 846, On agreeing to the McCarthy Amendment to H.R. 
3639; ``aye'' on rollcall 847, On agreeing to the Maffei Amendment to 
H.R. 3639; ``aye'' on rollcall 848, On agreeing to the Sutton Amendment 
Number 4 to H.R. 3639; ``aye'' on rollcall 849, On agreeing to the 
Sutton Amendment Number 5 to H.R. 3639; ``no'' on rollcall 850, On 
Motion to Recommit with Instructions to H.R. 3639; ``aye'' on rollcall 
851, On Final Passage of H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for 
Consumers Act of 2009; ``yea'' on rollcall 852, On Motion to Suspend 
the Rules and Agree, as Amended H. Res. 863, Recognizing the scourge of 
pneumonia, urging the United States and the world to mobilize 
cooperation and prioritize resources to fight pneumonia and save 
children's lives, and recognizing November 2 as World Pneumonia Day; 
``yea'' on rollcall 853, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as 
Amended H. Res. 641, Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding 
of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; ``yea'' on rollcall 954, On Motion 
to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended H. Res. 711, Calling on the 
United States Government and the international community to address the 
human rights and humanitarian needs of Sri Lanka's Tamil internally 
displaced persons (IDP's); ``yea'' on rollcall 855, On Motion to 
Suspend the Rules and Agree to H. Res. 856, Recognizing the 
Commissioning of the USS New York LPD 21.

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