[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4726]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            VOTE EXPLANATION

  Ms. DUCKWORTH. Mr. President, I was necessarily absent for vote No. 
140 on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 2, 
the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018. On vote No. 140, had I been 
present, I would have voted yea.
  Mr. President, I was also necessarily absent for votes related to 
consideration of H.R. 5895, the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, 
and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 
2019. Had I been present for vote Nos. 138 and 139, I would have voted 
yea on the motion to table Mr. Lee's amendment No. 3021, as modified, 
and I would have voted yea on passage of H.R. 5895.
  As an original cosponsor of Mr. Tester's amendment No. 2971 to 
prevent the denial of access to records and documents by various 
inspectors general, and as an original cosponsor of Mr. Bennet's 
amendment No. 2983 to increase employment for members of the Armed 
Forces in emerging industries, had I been present for vote Nos. 136 and 
137, I would have voted yea on both amendments. In addition, on vote 
No. 135, had I been present, I would have voted yea on Mr. Young's 
amendment No. 2926 to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
conduct a study on the effectiveness of the Veterans Crisis Line.

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