[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 75 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E718]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. DONNA F. EDWARDS

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 15, 2015

  Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, last night, I was absent from votes in the 
House, and therefore, missed rollcall votes 228 through 232. Had I been 
present, I would have voted:
  1) ``aye'' on rollcall No. 228, the Polis Amendment, which would 
amend section 5062(b) of title 10, United States Code to reduce the 
minimum required number of operational aircraft carriers the U.S. Navy 
must have from eleven to ten;
  2) ``nay'' on rollcall No. 229, the Brooks Amendment, which would 
strike section 538 of the underlying bill, related to a sense of the 
House of Representatives regarding the Secretary of Defense review of 
section 504 of title 10, United States Code, regarding the 
consideration of allowing ``DREAMers'' to enlist and serve in the Armed 
Forces;
  3) ``nay'' on rollcall No. 230, the Walorski Amendment, which would 
extend prohibitions and further restrict the transfer of detainees 
located at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba;
  4) ``aye'' on rollcall No. 231, the Smith (WA) Amendment, which would 
provide a framework for closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba; and
  5) ``nay'' on rollcall No. 232, the McCaul Amendment, which would 
amend section 2576a of title 10, United States Code to add border 
security activities to the list of activities deemed suitable for the 
Department of Defense to transfer excess property to federal and state 
agencies.

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