[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6601]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. JOHN J. HALL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 5, 2009

  Mr. HALL of New York. Madam Speaker, due to a family emergency I was 
unavoidably absent from the House on March 4, 2009, and missed the 
following votes:
  Rollcall vote No. 94, a motion by Mr. Pascrell of New Jersey to 
suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 201, a resolution recognizing 
Beverly Eckert's service to the Nation and particularly to the 
survivors and families of the September 11, 2001, attacks. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall vote No. 95, a motion by Mr. Carney of Pennsylvania to 
suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 195, a resolution recognizing 
and honoring the employees of the Department of Homeland Security on 
its sixth anniversary for their continuous efforts to keep the Nation 
safe. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall vote No. 96, a motion by Ms. Lofgren of California to 
suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 45, a resolution raising 
awareness and promoting education on the criminal justice system by 
establishing March as ``National Criminal Justice Month.'' Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``yes.''

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