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“PERSONAL EXPLANATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H2311 on March 24, 2010.
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PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained at the State Department at a meeting, and I would like to register my vote for the Democratic motion to table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair. If I had been present, I would have voted ``aye'' and for passage of H.R. 4899, the Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010 that will impact the constituents in my district in creating more jobs, I would have enthusiastically voted ``aye.''
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