[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15228]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 4, 2013

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, on September 27, 2013, and September 28, 
2013, I was absent from the House and missed rollcall votes 491 through 
500.
   Had I been present for rollcall vote 491, on the motion to suspend 
the rules and concur in the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1412, the 
Improving Job Opportunities for Veterans Act, I would have voted 
``yes.''
   Had I been present for rollcall vote 492, on the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass H.R. 3096, to designate the building occupied by the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation located at 801 Follin Lane, Vienna, 
Virginia, as the ``Michael D. Resnick Terrorist Screening Center,'' I 
would have voted ``yes.''
   Had I been present for rollcall vote 493, on agreeing to the 
resolution H. Res. 361, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from 
the Committee on Rules, and relating to consideration of the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 2642, to provide for the reform of agricultural 
programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, I 
would have voted ``no.''
   Had I been present for rollcall vote 494, on ordering the previous 
question to H. Res. 366, providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, and 
providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3210) making 
continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a government 
shutdown, I would have voted ``no.''
   Had I been present for rollcall vote 495, on agreeing to the 
resolution H. Res. 366, providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3210) making continuing 
appropriations for military pay in the event of a government shutdown, 
I would have noted ``no.''
   Had I been present for rollcall vote 496, on the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass, as amended, H.R. 2251, to designate the United 
States courthouse located at 118 South Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, 
Minnesota, as the ``Edward J. Devitt United States Courthouse,'' I 
would have voted ``yes.''
   Had I been present for rollcall vote 497, on concurring in the 
Senate amendment with amendment #1 to H.J. Res. 59, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, I would 
have voted ``no.''
   Had I been present for rollcall vote 498, on concurring in the 
Senate amendment with amendment #2 to H.J. Res. 59, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, I would 
have voted ``no.''
   Had I been present for rollcall vote 499, on passage of H.R. 3210, 
making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a 
government shutdown, I would have voted ``yes.''
   Had I been present for rollcall vote 500, on the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass, as amended, H.R. 2848, the Department of State 
Operations and Embassy Security Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2014, I 
would have voted ``yes.''

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