[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2394]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                             HON. TOM REED

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 3, 2014

  Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I am writing to inform you that I was detained 
on December 5, 2013 and was unable to be on the House floor for votes 
related to H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act. Had I been there, I would 
have voted as follows: rollcall vote 623: Goodlatte Amendment for H.R. 
3309: ``yes''; rollcall vote 624: Watt Amendment for H.R. 3309: ``no''; 
rollcall vote 625: Massie Amendment for H.R. 3309: ``no''; rollcall 
vote 626: Jackson Lee Amendment for H.R. 3309: ``no''; rollcall vote 
627: Rohrabacher Amendment for H.R. 3309: ``no''; rollcall vote 628: 
Conyers Amendment for H.R. 3309: ``no''; rollcall vote 629: On Final 
Passage of H.R. 3309: ``yes.''

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