[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17301]
[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

                       Monday, November 14, 2011

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, November 4, 2011, I 
was unable to be present for part of a series of recorded votes. Had I 
been present, I would have voted:
  ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 830 (on agreeing to H. Res. 455, 
providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 2838);
  ``Yes'' on rollcall vote No. 831 (on the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass H.R. 3321);
  ``Yes'' on rollcall vote No. 832 (on agreeing to the Cummings 
amendment to H.R. 2838);
  ``Yes'' on rollcall vote No. 833 (on agreeing to the Thompson 
amendment to H.R. 2838);
  ``Yes'' on rollcall vote No. 834 (on agreeing to the Napolitano 
amendment to H.R. 2838);
  ``Yes'' on rollcall vote No. 835 (on agreeing to the Bishop amendment 
to H.R. 2838); and
  ``Yes'' on rollcall vote No. 836 (on agreeing to the Slaughter 
amendment to H.R. 2838).

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