[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 105 (Friday, June 22, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E899]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JASON LEWIS

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 22, 2018

  Mr. LEWIS of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, on June 20, 2018, during roll 
call vote No. 276 and No. 278 on the passage of H.R. 5797, the IMD CARE 
Act, and H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act, I 
was not present on the floor to cast my vote. I fully intended to vote 
``yes'' on both pieces of legislation which will help address the 
opioid crisis facing our nation.

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