[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5163]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 PERSONAL EXPLANATION REGARDING RECORDED VOTE ON THE HOLT AMENDMENT TO 
                               H.R. 4809

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                          HON. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 18, 2012

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I wish to correct a vote I made 
yesterday, regarding the Holt Amendment to H.R. 4809, the Sportsmen's 
Heritage Act of 2012. I mistakenly voted against the amendment, when I 
intended to support it. I strongly support Rep. Holt's intention, which 
was to make a technical correction to the legislation to allow a local 
park manager to close a park to hunting and recreational shooting when 
necessary. My record in supporting and protecting our national parks is 
a testimony to my strong commitment to these important places, and I 
believe that Rep. Holt's amendment was an important technical 
correction.
  I wish to clearly state for the record that I supported the Holt 
Amendment to H.R. 4809 and did not intend to vote against it.

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