[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 27 (Friday, February 14, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E211-E212]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 14, 2014

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to state for the record, 
because I was unavoidably detained with responsibilities in my 
district, I was unable to be present to vote on Monday, February 10, 
2014. I would have voted in favor of H.R. 2431, to reauthorize the 
National Integrated Drought Information System. The record drought 
facing California right now makes clear that reliable drought 
assessment and prediction information is critical. This information 
helps communities, farms and businesses prepare and respond. I would 
echo my colleague, Ranking Member of the Science, Space and Technology 
Committee Eddie Bernice Johnson, that while it is crucial that we 
reauthorize NIDIS, we would have liked to see an even more robust 
authorization level for this important program.

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   I would also have voted in favor of H. Res. 447, Supporting the 
democratic and European aspiration of the people of Ukraine, and their 
right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear. I am 
glad that so many of my colleagues also stood up for these principles 
of basic human rights.

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