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On the recordJanuary 8, 2016
I regrettably missed votes on January 6, 2016, January 7, 2016, and January 8, 2016. Had I been present I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote 2, ``no'' on vote 3, ``no'' on vote 4, ``no'' on vote 5, ``no'' on vote 6, ``yes'' on vote 7, ``yes'' on vote 8, ``yes'' on vote 9, ``yes'' on vote 10, ``yes'' on vote 11, ``no'' on vote 12, ``yes'' on vote 13, ``yes'' on vote 14, ``yes'' on vote 15, ``yes'' on vote 16, ``yes'' on vote 17, ``yes'' on vote 18, ``yes'' on vote 19, ``no'' on vote 20, ``no'' on vote 21, ``no'' on vote 22, ``yes'' on vote 23, ``yes'' on vote 24, ``yes'' on vote 25, ``yes'' on vote 26, ``yes'' on vote 27, ``yes'' on vote 28, ``yes'' on vote 29, ``yes'' on vote 30, ``yes'' on vote 31, ``yes'' on vote 32, ``no'' on vote 33. PERSONAL EXPLANATION Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained so I missed rollcall vote No. 23 regarding ``On Agreeing to the Cohen Amendment''. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' I missed rollcall vote No. 24 regarding ``On Agreeing to the Conyers Amendment''. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' I missed rollcall vote No. 25 regarding ``On Agreeing to the Deutch Amendment''. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' I missed rollcall vote No. 26 regarding ``On Agreeing to the Moore Amendment''. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' I missed rollcall vote No. 27 regarding ``On Agreeing to the Moore Amendment''.…
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Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · Missouri

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