[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15953]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            VOTE EXPLANATION

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, on Monday, November 17, 2014, I was unable 
to be present for rollcall vote No. 276, on the motion to concur to the 
House amendment to S. 1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act of 2014, due to inclement weather and travel disruptions from Sioux 
Falls, SD. Had I been present, I would have voted in support of this 
measure.
  Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, on the evening of Monday, November 17, 
2014, the Senate passed S. 1086, a bill reauthorizing the Child Care 
and Development Block Grant Program, CCDBG.
  This bill reauthorizes and amends the CCDBG Act with new requirements 
for State health and safety standards, including annual, unannounced 
onsite monitoring of licensed providers, background checks of childcare 
staff and providers, expanded compliance with child abuse reporting 
requirements, and enhanced coordination with other programs.
  On March 13, 2014, the Senate passed an earlier version of S. 1086, 
and I voted aye.
  Due to a flight delay, I was unable to cast a vote yesterday on its 
passage. I would have voted aye.

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