[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1433]
[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

                       Thursday, February 9, 2012

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, February 6, 2012, I 
was unable to be present for recorded votes. Had I been present, I 
would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 34 (on agreeing to the 
resolution H. Res. 537) and ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 35 (on the 
motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1162, as amended).

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