[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6611]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. DIANE E. WATSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 5, 2009

  Ms. WATSON. Madam Speaker, I was unavoidably absent from the Chamber 
during the evening of Monday, February 23, 2009. As a result, I was 
unable to cast my vote on rollcall No. 73, which occurred on the motion 
to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 44, the Guam World War II Loyalty 
Recognition Act. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea,'' and 
also ask that the record reflect my strong support for the enactment of 
H.R. 44 and the fact that I am an original cosponsor of this bill which 
was reintroduced by our colleague from Guam, Ms. Bordallo, on January 
6, 2009.

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