[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E224]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 7, 2024

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I, along with several Members of Congress 
from the Energy and Commerce Committee, missed a vote this evening 
through no fault of our own.
  We missed this vote as a result of a miscommunication from the Floor 
while the Committee was in executive session on a very important 
national security matter. We were told the first vote was going to be 
held open to allow Members to exit the classified briefing, walk to the 
floor, and vote. That did not happen and instead the vote was closed 
with a number of Members missing the vote.
  Had I been present, I would have voted: NAY on Roll Call No. 66, H.R. 
7511--``To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into 
custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, 
and for other purposes.''

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