[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6756]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. TIM GRIFFIN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 1, 2014

  Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, I 
missed four votes as I was returning home to Arkansas to continue my 
work in dealing with the aftermath of the devastating storm that hit my 
district over the weekend, including a scheduled tour of the affected 
areas in Mayflower and Vilonia with the United States Secretary of 
Homeland Security, who subsequently postponed his visit.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 
184, ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 185, ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 186, 
and ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 187, for final passage of H.R. 4486, 
the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act.

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