[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 22]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 29396]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. J. GRESHAM BARRETT

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 3, 2009

  Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I missed 
the following recorded votes on the House floor on Tuesday, November 
17, 2009 and Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
  For Tuesday, November 17, 2009, I ask that the Record reflect that 
had I been present I would have voted ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 892 
(on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 3360), ``Aye'' on 
rollcall vote No. 893 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. 
Res. 842), ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 894 (on approval of the 
Journal), ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 895 (on motion to suspend the 
rules and agree to H. Res. 891).
  For Wednesday, November 18, 2009, I ask that the Record reflect that 
had I been present I would have voted ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 896 
(on agreeing to H. Con. Res. 214, which provides for a conditional 
adjournment of the two Houses), ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 897 
(ordering the previous question on the Rule for H.R. 3791, the Fire 
Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009), ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 898 
(on agreeing to H. Res. 909, which provides for consideration of H.R. 
3791), ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 899 (on agreeing to the Perlmutter 
Amendment to H.R. 3791), ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 900 (on agreeing 
to the Flake Amendment to H.R. 3791), ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 901 
(on passage of H.R. 3791).

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