[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 31948-31949]
[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

                       Tuesday, December 15, 2009

  Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I missed 
the following recorded votes on the House floor during the week of 
Monday, December 7, 2009, to Friday, December 11, 2009.
  For Tuesday, December 8, 2009, had I been present I would have voted 
``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 931, on motion to instruct conferees 
regarding H.R. 3288; ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 932, on motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to Con. Res. 199; ``aye'' on rollcall vote 
No. 933, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Con. Res. 206; 
``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 934, on motion to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Res. 940; ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 935, on motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 845; ``aye'' on rollcall vote 
No. 936, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 2278; ``aye'' 
on rollcall vote No. 937, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to 
H. Res. 915; ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 938, on motion to suspend the 
rules and agree to H. Res. 907.
  For Wednesday, December 9, 2009, had I been present I would have 
voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 939, on ordering the previous 
question to provide for consideration of H.R. 4213; ``no'' on rollcall 
vote No. 940, on agreeing to H. Res. 955); ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 
941, on motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3951; ``no'' on 
rollcall vote No. 942, on motion to table appeal of the ruling of the 
chair regarding H.R. 4213; ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 943, on passage 
of H.R. 4213; ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 944, on motion to suspend 
the rules and pass, as amended, H.R. 3603; ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 
945, on agreeing to the resolution H. Res. 956; ``aye'' on rollcall 
vote No. 946, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 86.
  For Thursday, December 10, 2009, had I been present I would have 
voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 947, on ordering the previous 
question to provide for consideration of the Conference Report to H.R. 
3288; ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 948, on agreeing to H. Res. 961, 
which provides for consideration of the Conference Report to H.R. 3288; 
``no'' on rollcall vote No. 949, on agreeing to the Conference Report 
to H.R. 3288; ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 950, on motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to H.R. 4017; ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 951, on 
agreeing to H. Res. 962; ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 952, on agreeing 
to H. Res. 964,

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which provides for consideration of H.R. 4173; ``no'' on rollcall vote 
No. 953, on agreeing to the Frank amendment No. 1 to H.R. 4173; ``aye'' 
on rollcall vote No. 954, on agreeing to the Sessions amendment to H.R. 
4173; ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 955, on agreeing to the Lynch 
amendment to H.R. 4173; ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 956, on agreeing 
to the Murphy (NY) amendment to H.R. 4173; ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 
957, on agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment to H.R. 4173; ``no'' on 
rollcall vote No. 958, on agreeing to the Stupak amendment to H.R. 
4173; ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 959, on agreeing to the Stupak 
amendment to H.R. 4173.
  For the morning of Friday, December 11, 2009, had I been present I 
would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 960, on agreeing to the 
Kanjosrki amendment to H.R. 4173; ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 961, on 
agreeing to the McCarthy (CA) amendment to H.R. 4173; ``no'' on 
rollcall vote No. 962, on agreeing to the Peters amendment to H.R. 
4173.

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