Floor Statements

Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I missed recorded votes on the House floor on Tuesday, October 20, 2009.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 790, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 3763; ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 791, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 3319; and ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 792, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 558.

Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I missed recorded votes on the House floor on Thursday, October 1, 2009.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 746, on Motion to Instruct Conferees to H.R. 2892; ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 747, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 517; ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 748, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H Res. 487; ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 749, on agreeing to H. Res. 788, which provides for consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 3183; ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 750, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 692; ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 751, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Con. Res. 151; ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 752, on Agreeing to the Conference Report to H.R. 3183.

Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I missed recorded votes on the House floor on Tuesday, October 6, 2009.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 753 (on motion to authorize conferees to close conference on H.R. 2647), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 754 (on motion to instruct conferees to H.R. 2647), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 755 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 707).

Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I missed recorded votes on the House floor on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 743 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 2442), ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 744 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 1771), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 745 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 1053).

Madam Speaker, October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Right now there are over 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in this nation.

Jean Kling in Aiken, SC is one. Upon hearing of her diagnosis, Mrs. Kling tearfully and bravely smiled at her husband and three grown children. Nothing had prepared any of them for this news. But like every other challenge in her life, Mrs. Kling encouraged herself in her faith in Jesus Christ and began the process of getting well.

She underwent a mastectomy. Lost all her hair during six months of chemotherapy and saw signs of re-growth during six months of radiation. After all her treatments, doctors said she was cancer free and she remains that way 10 years later.

Mrs. Kling is one of many women who have survived the devastating diagnosis of breast cancer. During October, we remember our loved ones who have lost their lives to this disease and we thank all those in the medical profession, researchers and the American Cancer Society for all they do to make a difference.

Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I missed recorded votes on the House floor on Thursday, September 24, 2009.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 735 (on agreeing to H. Res. 766, which provides for consideration of motions to suspend the rules), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 736 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Con. Res. 163), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 737 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 3631).

Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I missed recorded votes on the House floor on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 740 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 905), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 741 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 16), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 742 (on motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2997).

Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I missed recorded votes on the House floor on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 720, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 441; ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 721, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 2971; ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 722, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 3548.

Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I missed recorded votes on the House floor on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 723, on agreeing to H. Res. 723; ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 724, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 765; ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 725, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 2215; ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 726, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 3614; ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 727, on motion to recommit with instructions H.R. 324; ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 728, on passage of H.R. 324; ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 729, on passage of H. Res. 696; ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 730, on motion to adjourn ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 731, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 3617; ``Aye'' on rollcall vote No. 732, motion to adjourn; ``No'' on rollcall vote No. 733, on ordering the previous question; ``Yes'' on rollcall vote No. 734, on motion to Instruct Conferees for H.R. 2918.

Madam Speaker, unfortunately I missed recorded votes on the House floor during the week of Monday, September 14, 2009.

Had I been present on Monday, September 14, 2009, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 696 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 6), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 697 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 459), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 698 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Con. Res. 59).

Had I been present on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, I would have voted ``Present'' on rollcall vote No. 699 (On agreeing to H. Res. 744), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 700 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 317), ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 701 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 22), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 702 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 3137)

Had I been present on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 703 (On agreeing to the resolution H. Res. 746), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 704 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 260), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 705 (On agreeing to the Hall (TX) amendment to H.R. 3246), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 706 (On agreeing to the Donnelly (IN) amendment to HR. 3246), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 707 (On agreeing to the Massa amendment to H.R. 3246), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 708 (On motion to recommit with instructions to H.R. 3246), ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 709 (On passage of H.R. 3246)

Had I been present on Thursday, September 17, 2009, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 710 (On agreeing to the Hoekstra amendment to HR. 3221), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 711 (On agreeing to the McMorris Rodgers amendment to HR. 3221), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 712 (On agreeing to the Foxx amendment to HR. 3221), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 713 (On agreeing to the Himes amendment to H.R. 3221), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 714 (On agreeing to the Minnick amendment to HR. 3221), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 715 (On agreeing to the Schauer amendment to H.R. 3221), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 716 (On agreeing to the Teague amendment to HR. 3221), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 717 (On agreeing to the Guthrie amendment to HR. 3221, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 718 (On motion to recommit with instructions to H.R. 3221) because as an original cosponsor and a strong supporter of H.R. 3571, the Defund ACORN Act, I agree that it is absolutely necessary to prevent all Federal taxpayer dollars from going to ACORN, and ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 719 (On passage of H.R. 3221).

Madam Speaker, unfortunately I missed recorded votes on the House floor on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 687 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 324); ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 688 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 310); ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 689 (on motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.R. 3123).

Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act FY 2010.

Name of Requesting Member: J. Gresham Barrett

Bill Number: H.R. 3326

Account Number: 0601101E 2 Defense Research Sciences

Name and address of requesting entity: The entity to receive funding for this project is Clemson University, located at Clemson University, South Carolina.

Description of earmark including amount and spending plan: I am requesting $1.6 million of funding for Clemson University Advanced Photonic Composites Research. This program will be used for development of the next generation of materials for use in optical and laser-based communication, health, automotive, and defense platforms. It will provide the necessary coordinated and concentrated effort to bring high information capacity, low power consuming optical technologies to the soldier. The research will continue to focus on novel active and passive materials and optical devices for advanced lighting, directed energy, sensing and switching, as well as ways to make their performance controllably adaptive, such that one technology may now be used for a myriad of applications. I certify that this project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on the pecuniary interests of my spouse or me.

Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act FY 2010.

Name of Requesting Member: J. Gresham Barrett

Bill Number: HR 3326

Account Number: 0603001A 29 Warfighter Advanced Technology

Name and address of requesting entity: The entity to receive funding for this project is Greenwood Mills, Inc., 300 Morgan Avenue, Greenwood, South Carolina, 29646.

Description of earmark including amount and spending plan: I am requesting $1.5 million of funding for Improved Thermal Resistant Nylon for Enhanced Durability and Thermal Protection in Combat Uniforms. The objective of this program is to develop increased thermal protection for our soldiers due to the changing improvised explosive device (IED) threat. This program will develop and provide flame resistant combat uniforms with proven performance and enhanced durability to ensure comfort and safety to the deployed forces and cost-savings to the DOD. This program aims to develop a nylon product with increased ignition resistance and self-extinguishing performance for protection against extremely high intensity, short duration exposure to blast effects and low intensity flash fires. I certify that this project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on the pecuniary interests of my spouse or me.

Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act FY 2010.

Name of Requesting Member: J. Gresham Barrett

Bill Number: H.R. 3326

Account Number: 0603384BP 33 Chemical and Biological Defense Program--Advanced Development

Name and address of requesting entity: The entity to receive funding for this project is Graniteville Specialty Fabrics, located at 511 Leitner Street, Graniteville, South Carolina 29829.

Description of earmark including amount and spending plan: I am requesting $3.0 million of funding for Chemical and Biological Threat Protection Coating. The objective of

this program is to develop self-decontaminating chemical and biological fabric with a comfort profile necessary to maintain extended protection during pandemics. This new and advanced material can be deployed either as an individual protective garment, respiratory mask, or protective shelter. The technology will adhere to the U.S. DOD requirements for the Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD). This program will ultimately develop advanced chemical technology for coating suits, tents and other equipment for military and first responder personnel. I certify that this project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on the pecuniary interests of my spouse or me.

Madam Speaker, unfortunately I missed some recorded votes on the House floor on Friday, July 24, 2009.

I ask that the Record reflect that had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 638 (On motion to table appeal of the ruling of the chair), ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 639 (On Ordering the Previous Question to H. Res. 673), ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 640 (On Agreeing to H. Res. 673), ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 641 (On Agreeing to the Obey of Wisconsin amendment to HR. 3293), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 642 (On Agreeing to the Souder of Indiana amendment to H.R. 3293), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 643 (On Agreeing to the Pence of Indiana amendment to H.R. 3293), ``aye'' on Rollcall vote No. 644 (On Agreeing to the Wittman of Virginia amendment to H.R. 3293), ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 645 (On motion to recommit with instructions to H.R. 3293), ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 646 (On passage to H.R. 3293).