[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17681]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 16, 2011

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, due to my responsibilities related to 
the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, I missed the vote on 
final passage of H.R. 2838, the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 
Act. Had I been able to vote, I would have voted ``no.''

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