[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11648]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL T. McCAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2017

  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, on July 24, 2017, I missed the voting 
session due to family obligations. If present, I would have voted as 
follows:
  YES--H.R. 3180--Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
  YES--S. 114--A bill to authorize appropriations for the Veterans 
Choice Program
  YES--H.R. 3218--Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act
  I intended to vote yes on all of these measures. After World War II, 
my father--who was a B-17 bombardier navigator in the Army Air Corps--
became the first in our family to attend college thanks to the GI Bill. 
I am ecstatic that the House passed H.R. 3218 to expand this vital 
program for our Veterans and their families who sacrifice so much.

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