[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19354]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, December 12, 2011, I 
was unable to attend votes due to a previously scheduled appointment. 
Monday evening I held a listening event with concerned citizens in the 
town of Savoy. I could not, in good conscience, cancel on a group that 
had been on my schedule for several months.
  Had I been present, my votes would have been as follows:
  For H.R. 3320 and H.R. 2158, I would have voted ``yea,'' Master 
Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder honorably served the United States and I am 
proud he can be remembered through the naming of this post office. 
Wayne Grisham was a steadfast public servant who shares my passion for 
civility in politics.
  For Approval of the Journal, I would have voted ``yea.''
  Democrat Motion to Adjourn, I would have voted ``nay.''

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