[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2068]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 16, 2011

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, due to my responsibilities related to 
the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, I missed the vote on 
the rule of H. Res. 463, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act. 
Had I been able to vote, I would have voted ``no.''

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