[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13533]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. GLENN THOMPSON

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 2011

  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I was not in attendance on 
Friday, September 9, 2011, due to catastrophic flooding in 
Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District. My presence was needed at 
home, on the ground, with my constituents, first-responders, and 
recovery teams. While back in Pennsylvania, I met with local officials 
and constituents to help assist in disaster recovery efforts. I also 
toured many of the town's in the 5th District of Pennsylvania that were 
most affected by the floods. Consequently, I missed the vote on the 
Motion to Recommit with Instructions offered by Ms. Hochul from New 
York to H.R. 1892, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012.
  Had I been present for rollcall vote number 697, my vote on the 
Motion to Recommit with Instructions to H.R. 1892 would have been 
``no.''

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