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“PERSONAL EXPLANATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1279-E1280 on July 18, 2012.
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PERSONAL EXPLANATION
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HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE
of texas
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise regarding my absence from rollcall votes 469-470 on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. I was attending a funeral.
I would have voted aye for rollcall vote 469, on motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill H.R. 6018 ``Foreign Relations Authorization Act'', which would authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.
I would have voted aye for rollcall vote 470, on motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill S. 2009, ``Insular Areas Act of 2011'' which would require a study of possible health risks to people living on an atoll in the Marshall Islands, and also delay an increase in the minimum wage in American Samoa, and require those increases to take place every three years instead of annually.
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