[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 22, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E928-E929]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
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HON. LYNN A. WESTMORELAND
of georgia
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Mr. WESTMORELAND. Madam Speaker, on March 23, 2009 I stayed at home
due to an ongoing medical. As a result, I missed a number of votes. Had
I been present, I would have voted the following:
Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Stan Lundine Post
Office Building Designation. (Roll Call #145)
Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Lance Corporal Drew
W. Weaver Post Office Building Designation. (Roll Call #146)
On March 24, 2009 I stayed at home due to an ongoing medical. As a
result, I missed a number of votes. Had I been present, I would have
voted the following:
Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Department of
Homeland Security Component Privacy Act of 2009. (Roll Call #147)
No on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Nuclear Forensics and
Attribution Act (Roll Call #148)
Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to Expressing support
for designation of the week of March 1 through March 8, 2009, as School
Social Work Week. (Roll Call #149)
On March 25, 2009 I stayed at home due to an ongoing medical. As a
result, I missed a number of votes. Had I been present, I would have
voted the following:
No on Ordering the Previous Question providing for consideration of
the Senate amendments to H.R. 146, the Omnibus Public Land Management
Act. (Roll Call #150)
No on Agreeing to the Resolution providing for consideration of the
Senate amendments to H.R. 146, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act.
(Roll Call #151)
Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Special Inspector
General for the
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Troubled Asset Relief Program Act. (Roll Call #152)
No on Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments to Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009. (Roll Call #153)
Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to Recognizing the 188th
anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and
American democracy. (Roll Call #154)
No on Motion to Table Raising a question of the privileges of the
House regarding earmarks and campaign contributions. (Roll Call #155)
No on Agreeing to the Resolution, the Rule providing for the
consideration of H.R. 1404, the Federal Land Assistance, Management,
and Enhancement Act. (Roll Call #156)
On March 30, 2009 I stayed at home due to an ongoing medical. As a
result, I missed a number of votes. Had I been present, I would have
voted the following:
No on Motion to Table Raising a question of the privileges of the
House. (Roll Call #163)
No on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended the Melanie
Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act. (Roll Call #164)
Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended the Wakefield
Act (Roll Call #165)
On March 31, 2009 I stayed at home due to an ongoing medical. As a
result, I missed a number of votes. Had I been present, I would have
voted the following:
No on Agreeing to the Resolution Providing for the consideration of
the Senate amendments to H.R. 1388. (Roll Call #166)
Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Dextromethorphan
Distribution Act. (Roll Call #167)
Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended the
Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the peace treaty between Egypt and
Israel. (Roll Call #168)
No on Motion To Concur in the Senate Amendments Generations
Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act. (Roll Call #169)
No on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended the Vision
Care for Kids Act of 2009. (Roll Call #170)
Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Health Insurance
Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act. (Roll Call #171)
No on Agreeing to the Resolution Providing for the expenses of
certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred
Eleventh Congress. (Roll Call #172)
No on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass to establish the Daniel
Webster Congressional Clerkship Program. (Roll Call #173)
Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the Capitol Police
Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009. (Roll Call #174)
On April 1, 2009 I stayed at home due to an ongoing medical. As a
result, I missed a number of votes. Had I been present, I would have
voted the following:
No on Motion to Table the Flake Resolution. (Roll Call #175)
No on Agreeing to the Resolution Providing for consideration of the
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 85) setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and
2011 through 2014. (Roll Call #176)
No on Agreeing to the Resolution Providing for consideration of the
bill (H.R. 1664) to amend the executive compensation provisions of the
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable
and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance
standards. (Roll Call #177)
No on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended the End
Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End
GREED) Act. (Roll Call #178)
Aye on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to Honoring the lives,
and mourning the loss, of Sergeant Mark Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans,
Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and Officer John Hege, members of the Oakland
Police Department in California who were brutally slain in the line of
duty. (Roll Call #179)
Aye on Agreeing to the Bean of Illinois Amendment (Roll Call #180)
No on Agreeing to the Dahlkemper of Pennsylvania Amendment (Roll Call
#181)
No on Passage to amend the executive compensation provisions of the
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable
and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance
standards. (Roll Call #182)
On April 2, 2009 I stayed at home due to an ongoing medical. As a
result, I missed a number of votes. Had I been present, I would have
voted the following:
No on Agreeing to the Resolution providing for the adjournment of the
House and Senate. (Roll Call #183)
No on Agreeing to the Resolution providing for consideration of H.
Con. Res. 85. (Roll Call #184)
Aye on Agreeing to the Buyer of Indiana Substitute Amendment. (Roll
Call #185)
Aye on Motion to Recommit with Instructions the Family Smoking
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. (Roll Call #186)
No on passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control
Act. (Roll Call #187)
No on Agreeing to the Woolsey of California Amendment in the Nature
of a Substitute. (Roll Call #188)
Aye on Agreeing to the Jordan of Ohio Amendment in the Nature of a
Substitute. (Roll Call #189)
No on Agreeing to the Lee of California Amendment in the Nature of a
Substitute. (Roll Call #190)
Aye on Agreeing to the Ryan of Wisconsin Amendment in the Nature of a
Substitute. (Roll Call #191)
No on Agreeing to the Resolution Congressional Budget for Fiscal Year
2010. (Roll Call #192)
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