[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 72 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E851]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. NIKI TSONGAS

                            of massachusetts

                  in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 2010

  Ms. TSONGAS. Madam Speaker, I was unavoidably detained and was unable 
to cast a vote on rollcall 260. I would like the record to reflect that 
I would have voted ``aye'' in support of H.R. 5014, a bill that 
clarifies that health care provided by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs meets minimum essential coverage requirements for individual 
health insurance under the newly enacted health care reform law. Our 
Nation's veterans and their families have sacrificed so much and it is 
our obligation to ensure they receive the benefits and health care they 
so rightly deserve.

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