[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8729]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2012

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, due to a personal family matter I was not 
present for rollcall votes 294-314. Had I been present, this is how I 
would have voted:
  On rollcall Vote 294: H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform 
Act of 2012 I would have voted yes.
  On rollcall Vote 295: H.R. 4201, The Service member Family Protection 
Act I would have voted yes.
  On rollcall Vote 296: H.R. 915, The Jaime Zapata Border Security Task 
Force Act I would have voted yes.
  On rollcall Vote 297: Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the 
Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 5743, H.R. 5854, H.R. 5325, 
and H.R. 5855 I would have voted yes.
  On rollcall Vote 298: H. Res. 667, Rule providing for consideration 
of H.R. 5743, H.R. 5854, H.R. 5325, and H.R. 5855 I would have voted 
no.
  On rollcall Vote 299: H.R. 3541, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act I 
would have voted no.
  On rollcall Vote 300: Democratic Motion to Recommit H.R. 5743 I would 
have voted I would have voted yes.
  On rollcall Vote 301: Final Passage of H.R. 5743, Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 I would have voted yes.
  On rollcall Vote 302: Grimm Amendment which strikes Section 517, 
which prohibits the use of funds for construction bid solicitations 
that require or prohibit project labor agreements I would have voted 
yes.
  On rollcall Vote 303: Franks Amendment to prohibit the use of funds 
from being used to enforce the prevailing wage requirements of the 
Davis-Bacon Act I would have vote no.
  On rollcall Vote 304: Democratic Motion to Recommit H.R. 5854 I would 
have voted yes.
  On rollcall Vote 305: Final Passage of H.R. 5854, Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs Act, 2013 I would have voted yes.
  On rollcall Vote 306: Scalise Amendment to increase the Army Corps of 
Engineers Construction Account by $10 million for Louisiana Coastal 
Restoration and reduces the Department of Energy Administration Account 
by the same amount I would have voted yes.
  On rollcall Vote 307: King Amendment to reduce the Army Corps of 
Engineers Construction Account by $1,000,000 and increases the 
Operation and Maintenance Account by $571,429 I would have voted no.
  On rollcall Vote 308: Moran Amendment which strikes Section 110 of 
the bill. The section prohibits the Corps of Engineers from using funds 
to issue guidance, enforce or supplement rules regarding definition of 
waters under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act I would have voted 
yes.
  On rollcall Vote 309: Hultgren Amendment to reduce the Department of 
Energy, Energy Programs, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Account 
by $30 million and increases the Science Administrative and Facility 
Account for National Laboratories by $15 million I would have voted no.
  On rollcall Vote 310: Chaffetz Amendment to reduce funds for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $74,000,000 and applies the savings 
to the spending reduction account I would have voted no.
  On rollcall Vote 311: McClintock Amendment to zero out the Department 
of Energy, Energy Programs, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
Account (a cut of $1.45 billion) and applies the savings to the 
spending reduction account I would have voted no.
  On rollcall Vote 312: Kaptur Amendment to increase the Department of 
Energy, Energy Programs, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Account 
by $10 million and reduces the Department of Energy Administrative 
Account by the same amount I would have voted yes.
  On rollcall Vote 313: Tonko Amendment to increase the Department of 
Energy, Energy Programs, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Account 
by $180,440,000 for the Weatherization Assistance Program and the State 
Energy Program and reduces the Atomic Energy Defense Activities, 
National Nuclear Security Administration, Weapons Activities Account by 
the same amount I would have voted yes.
  On rollcall Vote 314: Hahn Amendment to increase funds for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $50 million and reduces funds for 
Fossil Energy Research and Development by $100 million I would have 
voted yes.

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