[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 140 (Monday, September 28, 2015)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1375-E1376] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. LOU BARLETTA of pennsylvania in the house of representatives Monday, September 28, 2015 Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, September 24, and Friday, September 25, I was attending a funeral in Pennsylvania and unable to be present for recorded votes. On September 24, had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on roll call no. 507, which would designate a post office in Chesterfield, MO, as the Sgt. Zackary M. Fisher Post Office. On September 25, had I been present, I would have voted the following on amendments to H.R. 348, the RAPID Act: ``no'' on roll call no. 508, the Lowenthal amendment, ``yes'' on roll call no. 509, the Grijalva amendment, ``no'' on roll call no. 510, Gallego amendment; ``no'' on roll call no. 511, the Jackson Lee amendment, ``no'' on roll call no. 512, the Dingell amendment, ``no'' on roll call no. 513, the Peters amendment, ``yes'' on roll call no. 514, the Gosar amendment, ``no'' on roll call no. 515, Jackson Lee amendment no. two, ``no'' on roll call no. 516, the Johnson of Georgia amendment, and ``no'' on roll call no. 517, the Democratic Motion to Recommit. I would have proudly voted ``yes'' on roll call no. 518, final passage of H.R. 348, the RAPID Act, offered by my friend and colleague Tom Marino. Since coming to Congress, I have been proud to work with him to reduce burdensome bureaucratic regulations on businesses in Pennsylvania and across the nation. These streamlining provisions will allow shovel ready construction projects to move forward, putting Americans back to work. [[Page E1376]] ____________________