[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10710]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably absent from this 
Chamber today. I would like the record to show that, had I been 
present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall votes 207, 208 and 209.
  Ms. CLARKE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to state for the record my 
position on the following votes I missed due to flight delays as a 
result of air traffic control issues and runway repairs at LaGuardia 
Airport. I was in New York for a press conference with Mayor Bloomberg 
addressing the Swine Flu Pandemic.
  On Monday, April 27, 2009 I missed votes on H. Res. 329, H.R. 1746 
and H. Res. 335. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on the 
following votes:
  H. Res. 329--Recognizing the anniversary of the tragic accident of 
the steamboat ship SS Sultana (Representative Snyder--Armed Services).
  H. Res. 1746--Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act of 2009 (Representative 
Oberstar--Transportation and Infrastructure).
  H. Res. 335--Supporting the goals and ideals of National Volunteer 
Week (Representative Platts--Education and Labor).

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