[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16440]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. WILLIAM L. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 29, 2013

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I had to tend to a personal matter 
in Plattsburgh, NY. Consequently, I was not able to return to 
Washington, D.C. in time to vote on H.R. 2189, a Bill to Improve the 
Processing of Disability Claims by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(rollcall No. 561) and H.R. 2011, the Veterans' Advisory Committee on 
Education Improvement Act (rollcall No. 562). As a veteran and 
representative of thousands of other veterans, making sure the men and 
women who served our Nation have access to the care they deserve is one 
of my top priorities. Had I been present to vote, I would have voted 
``yea'' for both bills.

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