[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11342]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 10, 2015

  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably absent in the House 
chamber today because I was at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals 
hearing in New Orleans, LA, on President Barack Obama's immigration 
executive actions.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on roll call vote 431.
  I would have voted ``yea'' on roll call vote 432 and in favor of the 
Lee/Schakowsky/Clarke Amendment which would have struck from the 
underlying bill controversial policy riders that will undermine a 
woman's right to choose. This amendment would have protected women's 
health care choices and was especially vital to low-income and minority 
women's health.
  I would have voted ``yea'' on roll call vote 433 in support of H.R. 
6, the 21st Century Cures Act.

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