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On the recordSeptember 20, 2012
Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, September 20, 2012 I had a delay on my American Airlines flight 1342 from Chicago to Washington, D.C. due to mechanical difficulties. I missed procedural votes on ordering the Previous Question and the Adoption of the rule for Welfare Work Requirements and Stop the War on Coal. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on the above stated bills. ____________________
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Brandon Johnson
Democratic · Illinois

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