[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 38 (Thursday, March 6, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E331]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 6, 2014

  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, on March 5, 2014 I joined President Obama 
on a trip to Connecticut to discuss the importance of raising the 
federal minimum wage and missed several recorded votes. Had I been 
present, I would have voted:
  ``no'' on rollcall No. 93, on ordering the Previous Question on H. 
Res. 497;
  ``no'' on rollcall No. 94, on passage of H. Res. 97;
  ``yes'' on rollcall No. 95, on passage of H.R. 938, the United 
States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013;
  ``yes'' on rollcall No. 96, on motion to recommit H.R. 4118 with 
instructions;
  ``no'' on rollcall No. 97, on passage of H.R. 4118, the SIMPLE 
Fairness Act;
  ``yes'' on rollcall No. 98, on passage of H.R. 2126, the Better 
Buildings Act of 2014.

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