[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 12, 2011

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
remarks regarding my absence from votes which occurred on September 9, 
2011. I attended the funeral at Arlington National Cemetery for retired 
Colonel Charles P. Murray, Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient and American 
hero of World War II, as well as a personal friend.
  Listed below is how I would have voted if I had been present: roll 
Number 695--``aye''; roll Number 696--``no''; roll Number 697--``no''; 
roll Number 698--``aye.''

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