[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 19, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E519-E520]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 19, 2016

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, had I been present for the vote on H.R. 
4570, the

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``100 Years of Women in Congress Act,'' which expands Department of 
Agriculture programs for research and extension grants to increase 
participation by women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, I would have voted 
``aye.''
  Also, had I been present for the vote on passage of S. 719, a bill to 
rename the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Great Falls, Montana, I would 
have voted ``aye.''

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