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“PERSONAL EXPLANATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E256 on March 1, 2016.
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PERSONAL EXPLANATION
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HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.
of new jersey
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I want to state that yesterday, February 29, 2016, I was detained in my district and missed the one roll call vote of the day. Had I been present I would have voted:
AYE--Roll Call No. 102--H.R. 4238--to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.
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