On Thursday, March 14, 2013, I was absent during rollcall vote No. 71 due to being sick. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on H. Res. 113--``Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 803) to reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation to put Americans back to work and make the United States more competitive in the 21st century.'' ____________________
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