[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11972]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. JAMES A. HIMES

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 25, 2011

  Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to be present to cast my vote on 
final passage of H.R. 2018, The Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act 
of 2011. I wish the record to reflect my intentions had I been able to 
vote.
  Had I been present for rollcall No. 573, I would have voted ``no.''
  This bill is an assault on the fundamental water protections the 
American people rely on and would reverse decades of progress. It 
significantly undermines the Clean Water Act, jeopardizes public 
health, and gravely affects our environment and economy.

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