[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 97 (Wednesday, June 7, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E782]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 7, 2017

  Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, June 7, I joined the Vice 
President for an important event at Johnson Space Center in my 
congressional district. As a result, I missed the following recorded 
votes:
  On roll call Number 288, ordering the previous question on House 
Resolution 374, had I been present I would have voted ``yes.''
  On roll call Number 289, agreeing to House Resolution 374, had I been 
present I would have voted ``yes.''
  On roll call Number 290, ordering the previous question on House 
Resolution 375, had I been present I would have voted ``yes.''
  On roll call Number 291, agreeing to House Resolution 375, had I been 
present I would have voted ``yes.''
  On roll call Number 292, the motion to table the appeal of the ruling 
of the chair, had I been present I would have voted ``yes.''
  On roll call Number 293, passage of an amendment to H.R. 2213, had I 
been present I would have voted ``no.''
  On roll call Number 294, passage of H.R. 2213, had I been present I 
would have voted ``yes.'' I am pleased that my colleagues in the House 
voted to pass the Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 
that will enable the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
fulfill its duty to protect the American people by waiving specific 
pre-employment requirements for certain qualified candidates to make 
the hiring process more expedient. The CBP is currently understaffed 
below its congressionally mandated level and this bill will help 
alleviate this staffing shortage.

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