[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11646]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. BETTY McCOLLUM

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 9, 2014

  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, on June 26, 2014, I traveled back to my 
district to survey the damage caused by severe flooding across 
Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District and missed votes. Had I been 
present, I would have voted against H.R. 4899.
  This Republican led omnibus bill does nothing to lower gasoline 
prices for consumers. Instead, this bill will benefit oil and gas 
companies by easing not only regulations, but weakening environmental 
review requirements. This is nothing more than a repackaging of bills 
already voted on by this Congress, and which I voted against. H.R. 4899 
once again demonstrates the Republicans' commitment to giveaways to big 
oil, while families in Minnesota are paying even more at the pumps.
  On Wittman's amendment, I would have voted ``no.''
  On Lowenthal's amendment, I would have voted ``yes.''
  On Capps' amendment, I would have voted ``yes.''
  On Deutch's amendment, I would have voted ``yes.''
  On Blumenauer's amendment, I would have voted ``yes.''
  On Bishop's amendment, I would have voted ``no.''
  On DeFazio's amendment, I would have voted ``yes.''
  On Democratic Motion to Recommit H.R. 4899, I would have voted 
``yes.''

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