[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5274]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. STEPHANIE N. MURPHY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 3, 2017

  Mrs. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Speaker, on April 3, 2017, I was 
unavoidably absent in the House Chamber due to a family medical 
emergency. Due to these unforeseen circumstances, I was unable to vote 
on two legislative measures on the floor.
  I want to express my strong support for H. Res. 92, a resolution 
condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental 
ballistic missiles. I am a cosponsor of this measure. Had I been 
present and voting on Roll Call No. 209, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Likewise, I support H.R. 479, the North Korea State Sponsor of 
Terrorism Designation Act of 2017. This bill expresses the sense of 
Congress that the Government of North Korea likely meets the criteria 
for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism and, if so, should be 
so designated. The bill also requires the State Department to provide a 
report to Congress on actions the Government of North Korea has taken 
to support terrorism. Had I been present and voting on Roll Call No. 
210, I would have voted ``aye.''

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