[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16461]
[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

                       Tuesday, October 24, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, October 10th through October 
12th, I was absent due to activities in my District related to 
wildfires and was unable to cast my vote for Roll Calls 558 through 
568. Had I been present, I would have voted:
  Roll Call No. 558 YES--To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4514 Williamson Trail in Liberty, 
Pennsylvania, as the Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office;
  Roll Call No. 559 YES--To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 25 New Chardon Street Lobby in Boston, 
Massachusetts, as the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Post Office;
  Roll Call No. 560 NAY--On Ordering the Previous Question;
  Roll Call No. 561 NAY--Providing for consideration of S. 585, the Dr. 
Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017; providing for 
proceedings during the period from October 16, 2017, through October 
20, 2017; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
rules;
  Roll Call No. 562 YES--To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 324 West Saint Louis Street in Pacific, 
Missouri, as the Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office;
  Roll Call No. 563 YES--FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017;
  Roll Call No. 564 YES--On Motion to Instruct Conferees;
  Roll Call No. 565 YES--On Closing Portions of the Conference;
  Roll Call No. 566 YES--Providing for the concurrence by the House in 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 2266, with an amendment;
  Roll Call No. 567 YES--On Motion to Recommit with Instructions; and
  Roll Call No. 568 YES--Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection 
Act of 2017.

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