[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 1, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E478]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. TAMMY DUCKWORTH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 1, 2014

  Ms. DUCKWORTH. Mr. Speaker, today I was unavoidably detained due to a 
family emergency and missed the following votes:
  Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 1459. Had I been present, I would have voted 
``no'' on this motion.
  H. Res. 524--Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1459--Ensuring 
Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act. Had I 
been present, I would have voted ``no'' on this bill.
  H.R. 1228--A bill to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 123 South 9th Street in De Pere, Wisconsin, 
as the ``Corporal Justin D. Ross Post Office Building,'' as amended. 
Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on this bill.
  H. Res. 524--Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1459--Ensuring 
Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act (Rep. 
Bishop (UT)--Natural Resources). Had I been present, I would have voted 
``no'' on this rule.
  An amendment, offered by Ms. Tsongas, numbered 3 printed in House 
Report 113-385 to preserve the ability of the President to declare as 
national monuments those that provide for the ``protection or 
conservation of historic or cultural resources related to American 
military history,'' regardless of their size. Had I been present, I 
would have voted ``yes'' on this amendment.

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