[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8797]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            VOTE EXPLANATION

  Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I was necessarily absent from the Senate 
earlier today. Along with Senator Ayotte, I was in New Hampshire this 
morning and afternoon attending memorial services for Officer Steve 
Arkell of the Brentwood Police Department, who was tragically killed in 
the line of duty on May 14, 2014.
  I missed rollcall votes in relation to the confirmation of Stanley 
Fischer to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, and the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of David 
Barron to be U.S. circuit judge for the First Circuit.
  I support both the Fischer and Barron nominations, and would have 
voted yes if I were present during these votes.

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