Ann Kirkpatrick: “Due to my attendance at the memorial service in Arizona for the Prescott Fire Department's Granite Mountain Hotshots, I…”

“Due to my attendance at the memorial service in Arizona for the Prescott Fire Department's Granite Mountain Hotshots, I will miss votes this evening, July 8, 2013. Had I been present, I would have voted the following way on these suspension votes: H.R. 1341 Financial Competitive Act of 2013--I would have voted ``yes''; H.R. 1564 Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act--I would have voted ``yes''; H.R. 1171 FOR VETS Act of 2013--I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________”