[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1845]
[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

                      Wednesday, February 24, 2010

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, February 2 and 
Wednesday, February 3, 2010, I was unable to be present for votes while 
I was attending to a health-related matter.
  Had I been present on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, I would have voted 
``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 26 (on the motion to suspend the rules and 
pass H.R. 4495), ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 27 (on the motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 957), and ``yes'' on rollcall 
vote No. 28 (on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 
1014).
  Had I been present for votes on Wednesday, February 3, 2010, I would 
have voted ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 29 (on ordering the previous 
question on H. Res. 1051), ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 30 (on agreeing 
to H. Res. 1051, the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 4061), 
``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 31 (on the motion to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Res. 1043, as amended), ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 32 (on 
the motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 901, as amended), 
and ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 33 (on the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to H. Res. 1044, as amended).

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