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Ed Markey: I was necessarily absent but had I been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 11, the motion to invoke…

On the recordJanuary 15, 2020
I was necessarily absent but had I been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 11, the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Peter Gaynor, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Mr. President, I was necessarily absent, but had I been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 12, confirmation of Peter Gaynor, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ____________________
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Jan 15, 2020

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