[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3438]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. BETO O'ROURKE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 2, 2017

  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Speaker, during the roll call votes on Wednesday, 
March 1, 2017, I was absent due to my attendance and participation in a 
joint House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committee to discuss the 
legislative priorities of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
  Had I been present, on roll call number 115, I would have voted No.
  On roll call number 116, I would have voted No.

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