[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7638]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 23, 2011

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I requested and 
received a leave of absence on May 13, 2011. For the information of our 
colleagues and my constituents, below is how I would have voted on the 
following votes I missed during the day.
  On rollcall vote No. 323, Rogers Amendment that would clarify that 
Section 411 of the bill, which provides certain authorities for Defense 
Intelligence Agency expenditures, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 324, Gibson Amendment that would require the 
Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report 
containing recommendations the Director considers appropriate for 
consolidating the intelligence community, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 325, Hinchey Amendment that would require the 
Director of National Intelligence, DNI, to report to the House and 
Senate Intelligence panels on information it has regarding the human 
rights violations of the military government in Argentina that resulted 
in 30,000 disappearances between the mid-1970's and mid-1980's, I would 
have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall vote No. 326, Carney Amendment that would establish the 
sense of Congress that railway transportation should be included in 
transportation security plans for intelligence agencies, I would have 
voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall vote No. 327, Reed Amendment that would commend the 
United States intelligence community for their successful operation in 
bringing Osama bin Laden to justice and their continued efforts against 
al Qaeda, I would have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall vote No. 328, on Democratic Motion to Recommit H.R. 754, 
I would have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall vote No. 329, on final passage of H.R. 754, Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, I would have voted ``yes.''

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