[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 118 (Thursday, July 13, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E979-E980]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                             HON. RO KHANNA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 13, 2017

  Mr. KHANNA. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to be present for votes in the 
House of Representatives yesterday, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, due to 
the recent birth of my son. Due to the absence, I missed Roll Call 
votes 347 through 352. Had I been present, I would have voted:
  Nay on Roll Call vote 347 (ordering the previous question on the Rule 
providing for consideration of both H.R. 23, the Gaining Responsibility 
on Water (GROW) Act of 2017, and H.R. 2810, the National Defense 
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18));
  Nay on Roll Call vote 348 (the Rule providing for consideration of 
both H.R. 23, the GROW Act, and H.R. 2810, the NDAA for FY18);
  Aye on Roll Call vote 349 (passage of H.R. 1492, the Medical 
Controlled Substances Transportation Act);
  Aye on Roll Call vote 350 (the DeSaulnier amendment to require the 
Interior Department to review available and new technologies for 
capturing municipal wastewater);
  Aye on Roll Call vote 351 (the Carbajal motion to recommit H.R. 23 to 
add an exemption

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to the underlying bill to ensure there is an adequate supply of water 
from reservoirs or other surface waters to help fight wildfires); and
  Nay on Roll Call vote 352 (passage of H.R. 23, the GROW Act).

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