“PERSONAL EXPLANATION” published by the Congressional Record on Dec. 12, 2011

Volume 157, No. 190 covering the 1st Session of the 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) was published by the Congressional Record.

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“PERSONAL EXPLANATION” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E2226 on Dec. 12, 2011.

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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HON. JESSE L. JACKSON, JR.

of illinois

in the house of representatives

Monday, December 12, 2011

Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, December 8, I was unavoidably detained in Illinois attending to district/constituent matters and missed recorded votes for H. Res. 487, H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, and H.R. 1254, the Synthetic Drug Control Act.

If I had been present, I would have recorded my vote as a nay for rollcall vote 902, nay for rollcall vote 903, nay for rollcall vote 904, and nay for rollcall vote 905.

As I have confirmed in a number of meetings and correspondence, I do not support efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate fine and coarse particulate matter or ``farm dust''. While the EPA exists to protect the health of Americans and the stability of our environment, I am concerned by overly burdensome regulations and the impact they have on our smaller businesses and family farms. With that said, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has explicitly stated that she has no intention of revising any regulations on ``farm dust''. H.R. 1633 is another waste of the House's time and energy, as the clock continues to tick down on much more important issues like Unemployment Insurance and the payroll tax holiday.

For that reason, had I been present I would have recorded my vote as yea for rollcall vote 906, yea for rollcall vote 907, yea for rollcall vote 908, yea for rollcall vote 909, yea for rollcall vote 910, yea for rollcall vote 911 and nay for rollcall vote 912.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 157, No. 190