[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18529]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 31, 2012

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, on December 30, 2012, I was absent from 
the House and missed rollcall votes 649, 650, and 651.
  Had I been present for rollcall vote 649, on the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass, as amended, H.R. 3159, the Foreign Aid Transparency 
and Accountability Act, I would have voted ``yes.''
   Had I been present for rollcall vote 650, on the motion to suspend 
the rules and concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4057, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the 
provision of information on institutions of higher learning, I would 
have voted ``yes.''
   Had I been present for rollcall vote 651, on the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass S. 3203, the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' 
Benefits Improvement Act, I would have voted ``yes.''

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