[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4117]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                       HON. JESSE L. JACKSON, JR.

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 26, 2012

  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, March 19, Tuesday, 
March 20, Wednesday, March 21, and Thursday, March 22, 2012, I was 
unavoidably detained for personal reasons, and missed a series of 
recorded votes. The votes included, H.R. 3992, to allow otherwise 
eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if 
similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar 
nonimmigrant status in Israel; H.R. 2087, to remove restrictions from a 
parcel of land situated in the Atlantic District, Accomack County, 
Virginia; H.R. 5, to improve patient access to health care services and 
provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the 
liability system places on the health care delivery system, among 
others.
  If present, I would have recorded my votes as follows: on March 19, 
``yea'' on rollcall vote 111; on Tuesday, March 20, ``nay'' on rollcall 
vote 112, ``nay'' on rollcall vote 113, ``yea'' on rollcall vote 114, 
``yea'' on rollcall vote 115, ``yea'' on rollcall vote 116, and ``nay'' 
on rollcall vote 117; on Wednesday, March 22, ``nay'' on rollcall vote 
118, ``nay'' on rollcall vote 119, ``yea'' on rollcall vote 120, 
``nay'' on rollcall vote 121; on Thursday, March 22, ``nay'' on 
rollcall vote 122, ``yea'' on rollcall vote 123, ``nay'' on rollcall 
vote 124, ``yea'' on roll vote 125, and ``nay'' on rollcall vote 126.

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