[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 31956]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. ADAM SMITH

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 15, 2009

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, on Monday, December 14, 2009, 
I was unable to be present for recorded votes. Had I been present, I 
would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 969 (on the motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 779, as amended) and ``yes'' on 
rollcall vote No. 970 (on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to 
H. Res. 942, as amended).

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