[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20326]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 16, 2015

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, due to a funeral I attended 
in California, I was unable to cast my vote for Roll Call 694. Had I 
been present I would have voted:
  YES--H. Res. 536, Supporting freedom of the press in Latin America 
and the Caribbean and condemning violations of press freedom and 
violence against journalists, bloggers, and individuals exercising 
their right to freedom of speech.

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