[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9128]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I was unavoidably detained on official 
business and missed rollcall vote Nos. 417, 418 and 419. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 417, ``aye'' 
on rollcall vote No. 418 and ``nay'' on rollcall vote No. 419.
  Ms. LEE. Madam Speaker, I was unable to cast my votes earlier today. 
Had I been present to cast my votes, I would have voted ``yes'' on the 
Motion to Recommit with Instructions on H.R. 2055, I would have voted 
``yes'' on final passage of H.R. 2055, and I would have voted ``no'' on 
House Resolution 300.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I was unavoidably detained 
for personal reasons, resulting in my absence from recorded votes for 
H.R. 2055, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, and H. Res. 300.
  If present, I would have recorded my votes as the following: on 
rollcall vote 417 ``aye,'' on rollcall vote 418 ``aye,'' and on 
rollcall vote 419 ``nay.''

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