[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20310]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]





                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. BETTY McCOLLUM

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 19, 2017

  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, on December 18, 2017, I was in my district 
conducting official business and missed votes.
  Had I been present, I would have voted in support of H.R. 4375, STEM 
Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act, and H.R. 
3979, Keep America's Refuges Operational Act.
  Had I been present, I would have voted in opposition to the 
Republican motion to fix the convening times.

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