Date: 2010-04-20
Speaker: JACKSON LEE (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. last Thursday. April 15. 2010. I was away from this House on a matter dealing with constituency and official business regarding NASA. and I would like to submit into the RECORD the following votes if I had been present. On rollcall vote 204. on agreeing to the resolution. H. Res. 1248. Had I been present. I would have voted "aye." Rollcall vote 205. on a motion to suspend the rules on resolution. H. Res. 1062. Had I been present. I would have voted "aye." Rollcall vote 206. on a motion to refer the resolution. H. Res. 1255. Had I been present. I would have voted "aye." Rollcall vote 207. on agreeing to the amendment. H.R. 4715. the SheaPorter of New Hampshire amendment. Had I been present. I would have voted "aye." Rollcall vote 208. on a motion to recommit. to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Had I been present. I would have voted "no." Rollcall vote 209. on the final passage of H.R. 4715. to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Had I been present. I would have voted "aye." Rollcall vote 210. on a motion to suspend the rules and agree to resolution. H. Res. 1242. congratulating Duke University. Had I been present. I would have voted "aye." Rollcall vote 211. H.R. 4851. on a motion to concur in the Senate amendment H.R. 4851. continuing the extension of unemployment benefits. Had I been present. I would have voted "aye." Mr. Speaker. I rise to address the Chair regarding my absence from rollcall votes 204211 on Thursday. April 15. 2010. Mr. Speaker. I was not able to cast my votes during rollcall 204211 on last Thursday because I was away working to save jobs for the American people. I would like to state for the record how I would have voted had I been present. For rollcall vote 204. on agreeing to the resolution. H. Res. 1248. "Providing for consideration of the bill . Clean Estuaries Act of 2010 and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules." I would have voted aye. For rollcall vote 205. on motion to suspend the rules and agree as amended. H. Res. 1062. "Recognizing the Coast Guard Group Astorias more than 60 years of service to the Pacific Northwest. and for other purposes." I would have voted aye. For rollcall vote 206. on motion to refer the resolution. H. Res. 1255. "Raising a question of the privileges of the House." I would have voted aye. For rollcall vote 207. on agreeing to the amendment. H.R. 4715. "SheaPorter of New Hampshire Amendment." I would have voted aye. For rollcall vote 208. on motion to recommit with instructions. "To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program. and for other purposes." I would have voted no. For rollcall 209 on passage of H.R. 4715. "To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program. and for other purposes." I would have voted aye. For rollcall vote 210 on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 1242. "Congratulating the Duke University mens basketball team for winning the 2010 NCAA Division I Mens Basketball National Championship." I would have voted aye. For rollcall vote 211. H.R. 4851 on motion to concur in the Senate Amendment H.R. 4851. "Continuing Extension Act." I would have voted aye.