[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 236-237]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                       HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 15, 2013

  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I was absent due to the passing of my 
mother and was not present for rollcall votes on Thursday, January 3, 
2013 and Friday, January 4, 2013. Had I been present, I would have 
voted in this manner: rollcall Vote No. 2--Election of the Speaker--
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi; rollcall Vote No. 3--On motion to table 
the motion to refer, H. Res. 5, ``Adopting rules for the One Hundred 
Thirteenth Congress''--no; rollcall Vote No. 4--On ordering the 
previous question, H. Res. 5, ``Adopting rules for the One Hundred 
Thirteenth Congress''--no; rollcall Vote No. 5--On motion to commit 
with instructions, H. Res. 5, ``Adopting rules for the One Hundred 
Thirteenth Congress.''--yes; rollcall Vote No. 6--On agreeing to the 
resolution, H. Res. 5, ``Adopting rules for the One Hundred Thirteenth 
Congress.''--no; and rollcall Vote No. 7--To suspend the rules and pass 
H.R. 41, ``To temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the National Flood 
Insurance Program.''--yes.

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