[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 149 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E846]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. JOAQUIN CASTRO

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 14, 2023

  Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to participate in the 
vote series on September 14, 2023. My wife contracted COVID-19 while I 
was in Washington this week and I returned home to take care of her and 
our children.
  H.R. 1435 would disrupt the growing electric vehicle market in the 
United States, jeopardize American jobs in auto manufacturing, and hurt 
the EPA's ability to protect our clean air. Had I been present, I would 
have voted NO on Roll Call vote No. 391, H.R. 1435.

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