[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6748-6749]
[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

                         Thursday, May 1, 2014

  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably absent in the House 
chamber for votes on Monday, April 28, 2014.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote 178, 
and ``yea'' on rollcall vote 179.
  I was also absent for the following votes on Wednesday, April 30, 
2014, and May 1, 2014, to participate in immigration events. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote 184, ``yea'' on 
rollcall vote 185, ``yea'' on rollcall vote 186, and ``yea'' on 
rollcall vote 187 in support of final passage of the Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act.
  On May 1, 2014, I would like the record to show that had I been 
present, I would have

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voted, ``nay'' on rollcall vote 188, ``nay'' on rollcall vote 189, 
``nay'' on rollcall vote 190, ``nay'' on rollcall vote 191, and ``yea'' 
on rollcall vote 192. Finally, had I been present I would have voted 
``yea'' on rollcall vote 193 in support of final passage of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act.

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