[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3888]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 18, 2010

  Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker, yesterday, I unfortunately was absent from 
a vote in the House.
  Without question, in order to put our economy back on track, we must 
work aggressively to address and lower our national debt. H.R. 4825, 
introduced by Representatives Kirkpatrick and Peters, takes an 
important step in showing Congress' commitment to addressing the 
growing problem of our country's debt. By returning unused funds from 
our Member Representational Allowance to the U.S. Treasury, as many 
offices already do, we show the American people our willingness to 
tighten our belts, beginning with our office budgets.
  I wish to voice my full support for this important legislation and 
regret that I was unable to cast my vote on the House floor.

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