[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 183 (Thursday, November 9, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1544-E1545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 9, 2017

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, November 
6, 2017, I requested and was granted a leave of absence for the rest of 
the week due to the death of my sister.
  For the information of our colleagues and my constituents, below is 
how I would have voted on the following votes I missed during this time 
period: on rollcall 607, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish assistance for 
adaptations of residences of veterans in rehabilitation programs under 
chapter 31 of such title, and for other purposes, I would have voted 
``aye''; on rollcall 608, on passage of VA Management Alignment Act of 
2017, I would have voted ``aye''; on rollcall 609, on approving the 
Journal, I would have voted ``no''; on rollcall 610, on motion on 
Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule providing for consideration 
of both H.R. 3441 and H.R. 3043, I would have voted ``no''; on rollcall 
611, on rule providing for consideration of both H.R. 3441, I would 
have voted ``no''; on rollcall 612, on approving the Journal, I would 
have voted ``no''; on rollcall 613, on Democratic motion to recommit 
H.R. 3441, I would have voted ``aye''; on rollcall 614, on passage of 
H.R. 3441, I would have voted ``no''; on rollcall 615, on passage of 
the Risk-Based Credit Examination Act, I would have voted ``aye''; on 
rollcall 616, on ordering the previous question for consideration of 
H.R. 2201, I would have voted ``no''; on rollcall 617, on rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor 
Act, I would have voted ``no''; on rollcall 618, on the passage of the 
Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017, I would have voted ``aye''; on 
rollcall 619, on the passage of Rush Amendment, which adds a new 
section to the Federal Power Act to improve the hydropower licensing 
process, I would have voted ``aye''; on rollcall 620, on passage of 
H.R. 3043, Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017, I would have 
voted ``no''; and on rollcall 621, on passage of Veterans Fair Debt 
Notice Act of 2017, I would have voted ``aye.''

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