[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 963]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 5, 2013

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, due to a long-scheduled event, I was 
unable to be in Washington, DC for the votes that occurred on February 
4, 2013. As a result, I missed the votes listed below. I regret missing 
these and had I been in Washington, DC, I would have voted as follows:
  H.R. 297: Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 
2013--I would have voted yes on H.R. 297. This critical legislation, to 
extend and reauthorize payments to children's hospitals so that they 
can continue to educate the next generation of doctors, is essential 
not just for my district, but the entire country. As we move forward 
with implementing the Affordable Care Act and expanding access to 
health services for millions of U.S. citizens, it's essential that we 
continue to grow our medical workforce by partnering with our local 
hospitals.
  H.R. 225: National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013--I would 
have voted yes on H.R. 225. This legislation furthers pediatric medical 
research by bringing together a spectrum of experts working to advance 
treatments and cures for our children. By using a consortium model, 
doctors and researchers will be fighting disease instead of with each 
other for scarce research dollars.

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