[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2344]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. ELIZABETH H. ESTY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 13, 2015

  Ms. ESTY. Mr. Speaker, I want to state that on Thursday, February 12, 
I unfortunately missed two roll call votes as I was attending the bill 
signing ceremony at the White House for the Clay Hunt Suicide 
Prevention for American Veterans Act, of which I am a proud original 
cosponsor. This law will go a long way to increase access to mental 
health care and suicide prevention resources for military 
servicemembers and veterans Had I been present I would have voted:
  1. NO--Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 101
  I would have voted no in order to allow a vote on H.R. 861, a clean 
funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security through the end of 
fiscal year 2015, which would prevent a partial government shutdown and 
provide certainty that DHS operations to protect Americans will proceed 
without interruption.
  2. NO--Approving H. Res. 101
  I would have voted no on H. Res. 101, which prevented the House from 
considering any amendments to either H.R. 644 or H.R. 636.

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