[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14898]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 5, 2011

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, October 
3, I requested and received a leave of absence for October 3 and 4 to 
attend official business in my congressional district. The President of 
the United States came to my district on Tuesday, October 4, 2011.
  For the information of our colleagues and my constituents, below is 
how I would have voted on the following votes I missed during this time 
period.
  On rollcall No. 742, to require the conveyance of certain public land 
within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training 
and readiness of the Utah National Guard, I would have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall No. 743, to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act 
of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture 
regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System land 
that is subject to ski area permits, I would have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall No. 744, to convey certain submerged lands to the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that 
territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin 
Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands, I would have 
voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall No. 745, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Small 
Business Program Extension and Reform Act of 2011), I would have voted 
``yes.''
  On rollcall No. 746, providing for consideration of H.R. 2681, to 
provide additional time for the EPA to issue standards for cement 
manufacturing facilities, and for consideration of H.R. 2250, to 
provide additional time for the EPA to issue standards for industrial, 
commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and 
incinerators, I would have voted ``no.''

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