[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26780]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 4, 2009

  Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I want to state for the record that 
yesterday I missed the six rollcall votes of the day. Unfortunately I 
missed these votes because I was detained in my district.
  Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 
835, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended--H.R. 3949--
Veterans' Small Business Assistance and Servicemembers Protection Act 
of 2009.
  Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 
836, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass--H. Res. 398--Recognizing 
the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift's success.
  Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 
837, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass--H. Res. 866--Expressing 
support for designation of a National Veterans History Project Week to 
encourage public participation in a nationwide project that collects 
and preserves the stories of the men and women who served our nation in 
times of war and conflict.
  Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 
838, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended--H. Res. 
867--Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose 
unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the ``Report 
of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict'' in 
multilateral fora.
  Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 
839, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass--H.R. 3157--To name the 
Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Alexandria, 
Minnesota, as the ``Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs 
Outpatient Clinic.''
  Lastly, had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall 
vote No. 840, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree--H. Res. 736--
Honoring President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on ``Dedication Day'', 
November 19, 2009.

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