[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12283]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. GARY C. PETERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 25, 2012

  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, July 23, 2012 I unfortunately 
missed two votes due to a delay in my flight to Washington, DC. Had I 
been present I would have opposed both bills.
  H.R. 2362, the Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration 
Project Act of 2011 benefits one particular country, and is redundant 
to H.R. 205 the HEARTH Act which has passed both the House and Senate 
and is waiting to be signed by the President. S. 2039 would undermine 
an important policy in place to protect federal taxpayer dollars and 
prevent wasteful spending. While I was not able to cast my vote against 
these bills, had I been present I would have voted ``no.'' I was happy 
to see that both were defeated.

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