[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16728]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 3, 2011

  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I regret that I was unable to attend votes 
on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 as I was attending to needs in my district 
resulting from the unprecedented snow storm that hit Connecticut this 
past weekend. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on 
rollcall 816, reaffirming ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of 
the United States, and ``yea'' on rollcall vote 817, on passage of the 
Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011.

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