[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2826-2827]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. GARY C. PETERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 28, 2011

  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, due to a family medical emergency, I had to 
return to Michigan on the evening of February 18. I was unable to be 
present to cast my vote on a series of amendments to H.R. 1, as well as 
on final passage of this bill. I wish the record to reflect my 
intentions had I been able to vote.
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 104, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 105, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 106, I would have voted ``no.''

[[Page 2827]]

  Had I been present for rollcall No. 107, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 108, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 109, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 110, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 111, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 112, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 113, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 114, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 115, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 116, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 117, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 118, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 119, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 120, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 121, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 122, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 123, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 124, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 125, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 126, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 127, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 128, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 129, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 130, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 131, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 132, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 133, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 134, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 135, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 136, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 137, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 138, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 139, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 140, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 141, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 142, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 143, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 144, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 145, I would have voted ``no.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 146, the Democratic Motion to 
Recommit H.R. 1, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 147, Final Passage of H.R. 1, I 
would have voted ``no.'' While I believe deficit reduction must be a 
top priority for Congress, and I have introduced legislation that would 
trim tens of billions of dollars from our deficits over the coming 
years, I believe H.R. 1 makes extreme cuts that put continued economic 
recovery and job creation at risk. Even if successfully enacted, H.R. 1 
would only cut our projected deficit for fiscal year 2011 by about 4 
percent. What is really needed is a comprehensive, long term deficit 
reduction plan that gets our fiscal house in order while maintaining 
programs that create jobs and keep us competitive in the global 
marketplace.

                          ____________________