[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4104]
[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

                        Tuesday, March 15, 2011

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, March 10 and 
Friday, March 11, 2011, I was unable to be present for recorded votes.
  Had I been present on Thursday, March 10, I would have voted ``yes'' 
on rollcall vote No. 168 (on agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. 
Lynch), ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 169 (on agreeing to the amendment 
as modified, offered by Ms. Waters), ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 170 
(on the motion to recommit with instructions on H.R. 830), and ``no'' 
on rollcall vote No. 171 (on passage of H.R. 830).
  On Friday, March 11, I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 
172 (on agreeing to the amendment offered by Ms. Waters), ``yes'' on 
rollcall vote No. 173 (on the motion to recommit with instructions on 
H.R. 836), and ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 174 (on passage of H.R. 
836).

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