[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15766]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 11, 2013

  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably absent in the House 
Chamber for the following votes on October 8, 2013. Had I been present, 
I would have voted ``nay'' on H.J. Res 84, rollcall vote 530; ``nay'' 
on rollcall vote 531, and ``nay'' on rollcall vote 532.
  While I am a strong supporter of the Head Start program, I oppose the 
Republican piecemeal bills to fund the government. Vulnerable children 
and their families need and deserve critical government services that 
this legislation does not fund. I continue to stand ready to vote for a 
clean continuing resolution to end the Republican Shutdown and fund the 
entire Federal Government, including Head Start, the Community Services 
Block Grants, Child Care aid, and nutrition programs.