[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19144-19145]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. YVETTE D. CLARKE

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 12, 2013

  Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the official 
Congressional Delegation to Johannesburg, South Africa to attend the 
memorial services for former President Nelson Mandela, I missed the 
votes on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 and Wednesday, December 11, 2013.
  Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yes'' on rollcall No. 630, 
H.R. 3521--Authorize VA Medical Facility Leases; ``yes'' on rollcall 
No. 631, H.R. 1402--VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act; ``no'' on 
rollcall No. 632, H.R. 2019--Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 
of 2013; ``yes'' on rollcall No. 633, H.R. 2319--Native American 
Veterans' Memorial Amendments Act of 2013; ``yes'' on rollcall No. 634, 
S. 1471--Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act; ``yes'' 
on rollcall No. 635, H.R. 3212--Sean and David Goldman International 
Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013; and ``yes'' on 
rollcall No. 636, H.R. 1992--Israel QME Enhancement Act.

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