[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 146 (Tuesday, September 27, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1376]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. DAVID P. ROE

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 27, 2016

  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I missed votes on September 26th, 
2016, while recovering from a surgical procedure. Had I been present, I 
would have voted YES on Roll no. 557 and YES on Roll no. 558. I applaud 
my colleagues on passage of H.R. 5392, the No Veterans Crisis Line Call 
Should Go Unanswered Act. Recent reports show that as many as one-third 
of calls to VA's veterans' crisis line go unanswered. Mr. Speaker, this 
is as unacceptable as it is appalling and I intend to push Secretary 
McDonald for answers and see that this atrocity is quickly rectified.

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