[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 128 (Thursday, September 20, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1577-E1578]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2012

  Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, September 19, 
2012 I had to

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meet with constituents in the Champaign-Urbana area concerning 
financial matters of local Government and I missed suspension votes on 
H.R. 5044, the Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act, which amends the Internal 
Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any amount attributable to 
the discharge of student loan indebtedness of a veteran who died as a 
result of a service-connected disability, Also I missed votes on H.R. 
5912, which would Amend the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit public 
funds for political party conventions.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on the above stated 
bills.

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