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“VOTE EXPLANATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security was published in the in the Senate section section on page S6816 on Dec. 13, 2014.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
VOTE EXPLANATION
Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I was unavoidably detained for rollcall vote No. 327, the motion to proceed to executive session to consider Executive Calendar No. 1084, Sarah Saldana to become the Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security. Had I been present, I would have voted yea.
Mr. President, I was unavoidably detained for rollcall vote No. 328, the motion to proceed to legislative session. Had I been present, I would have voted yea.
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