[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4653]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 19, 2016

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, had I been present for the vote on H.R. 
4570, the ``100 Years of Women in Congress Act,'' which expands 
Department of Agriculture programs for research and extension grants to 
increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities in the 
fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, I would 
have voted ``aye.''
  Also, had I been present for the vote on passage of S. 719, a bill to 
rename the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Great Falls, Montana, I would 
have voted ``aye.''

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