[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E445]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. BETO O'ROURKE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 26, 2015

  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Speaker, during the rollcall votes on Wednesday, 
March 25, 2015, I was absent after returning to El Paso to meet with 
representatives from the U.S. Army who are conducting the Supplemental 
Programmatic Environmental Assessment (SPEA). The SPEA is a formal 
review of our country's military installations in preparation for a 
reduction in force that will take the Army from 470,000 active duty 
soldiers to 420,000 by the end of the decade.
  Had I been present, on rollcall number 136, I would have voted 
``no.''
  On rollcall number 137, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall number 138, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall number 139, I would have voted ``yes.''
  On rollcall number 140, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall number 141, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall number 142, I would have voted ``no.''

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