[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 117 (Thursday, July 24, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H6796]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, today, in my district, we buried Dr. 
Evelyn E. Thornton, the first African American to graduate from the 
University of Houston with a Ph.D. in math and a leader in civic 
matters and education.
  Because of my responsibility of speaking at this civic leader's 
funeral home going service, I missed the following votes. Had I been 
present, I would have voted as follows:
  On rollcall vote No. 442, I would have voted ``no'' on the motion on 
ordering the previous question on H.R. 4935 and H.R. 3393;
  On rollcall vote No. 443, I would have voted ``no'' on H. Res. 680, a 
rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 4935, Child Tax Credit 
Improvement Act, and H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification 
Act;
  On rollcall vote No. 444, I would have voted ``yes'' on an amendment 
to H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act, 
offered by Mr. Kilmer and Mr. Hinojosa;
  On rollcall vote No. 445, I would have voted ``yes'' on a motion to 
recommit H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling 
Act;
  On rollcall vote No. 446, I would have voted ``yes'' on final passage 
of H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act;
  On rollcall vote No. 447, I would have voted ``yes'' on H.R. 5111, to 
improve the response to victims of sex trafficking, by Representative 
Beatty;
  On rollcall vote No. 448, I would have voted ``yes'' on a motion to 
recommit on H.R. 3933, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act;
  On rollcall vote No. 449, I would have voted ``no'' on H.R. 3393, 
Student and Family Tax Simplification Act; and
  On rollcall vote No. 450, I would have voted ``yes'' on H.R. 3230, 
Veterans' Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and 
Transparency Act of 2014.

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