[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11532-11533]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. RON BARBER

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 16, 2013

  Mr. BARBER. Mr. Speaker, due to attending the memorial for the 19 
firefighters who died fighting the wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona, I 
missed 20 recorded votes on July 9, 2013. I would like to indicate at 
this point how I would have voted had I been present for those votes.
  On rollcall vote No. 308, H. Res. 288, I would have voted ``yea'' On 
Ordering the Previous Question to begin consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2609) making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for 
other purposes.
  On rollcall vote No. 309, H. Res. 288, I would have voted ``yea'' On 
Agreeing to the Resolution for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2609) 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other 
purposes.
  On rollcall vote No. 310, Journal, I would have voted ``no'' on 
approving the Journal.
  On rollcall vote No. 311, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to strike the section of 
the bill that would prevent the Army Corps of Engineers from updating 
guidance concerning federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.
  On rollcall vote No. 312, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to strike the section 
that would prevent the Army Corps of Engineers from changing the 
definitions of ``fill material'' or ``discharge material'' under the 
Clean Water Act.
  On rollcall vote No. 313, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to increase renewable 
energy, energy reliability, and efficiency by $245 million and to 
decrease Weapons Activities by the same amount.
  On rollcall vote No. 314, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to increase Renewable 
Energy, Energy Reliability and Efficiency

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by $31 million and reduces Departmental Administration by the same 
amount.
  On rollcall vote No. 315, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to reduce Renewable 
Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency by $9.8 million and transfer 
the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account.
  On rollcall vote No. 316, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to increase Renewable 
Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency by $50 million and decrease 
Weapons Activities by the same amount.
  On rollcall vote No. 317, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to reduce Renewable 
Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency by $4.75 million and 
transfer the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account.
  On rollcall vote No. 318, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``yea'' to increase Renewable 
Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency by $1 million and decrease 
Departmental Administration by the same amount.
  On rollcall vote No. 319, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to reduce the Renewable 
Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency and Fossil Energy Research 
and Development by $1.5 billion collectively, and transfer the same 
amount to the Spending Reduction Account.
  On rollcall vote No. 320, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``yea'' to increase Renewable 
Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency by $10 million and decrease 
Departmental Administration by the same amount.
  On rollcall vote No. 321, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to increase Renewable 
Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency by $15 million and decrease 
Weapons Activities by the same amount.
  On rollcall vote No. 322, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to increase Renewable 
Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency by $15.5 million and reduce 
Weapons Activities by the same amount.
  On rollcall vote No. 323, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to increase Renewable 
Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency by $20 million and reduce 
Weapons Activities by the same amount.
  On rollcall vote No. 324, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to increase Renewable 
Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency by $40 million and reduce 
Weapons Activities by the same amount.
  On rollcall vote No. 325, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to decrease Nuclear 
Energy by $25 million and increases Office of Science account by the 
same amount.
  On rollcall vote No. 326, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to reduce Fossil Energy 
Research and Development and Weapons Activities by $127 million 
collectively and increase Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy by 
the same amount.
  On rollcall vote No. 327, H.R. 2609, the FY2014 Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, I would have voted ``no'' to increase Office of 
Science account by $500 million and decrease Weapons Activities by the 
same amount.

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