[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18686]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. JOHN C. CARNEY, JR.

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 3, 2013

  Mr. CARNEY. Mr. Speaker, I wish to clarify my position on a vote cast 
on December 13, 2012. The vote was on the Democratic Motion to Instruct 
Conferees on H.R. 4310--the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013--offered by Ms. Davis of California. The Motion to 
Instruct would instruct conferees to agree to section 1249 of the 
Senate amendment, which requires the Secretaries of Defense and State 
to submit to Congress a detailed plan to promote the security of Afghan 
women and girls as we transition from U.S. to Afghan-led security in 
Afghanistan.
  On rollcall vote Number 624, I did not vote. It was my intention to 
vote ``aye.''

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