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On the recordJanuary 10, 2014
Mr. Speaker, due to a medical procedure, I was unable to vote the week of January 7th. On Tuesday, January 7, I would have voted ``present'' on rollcall vote No. 1 (Quorum). On January 8, I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 2 (H.R. 721), ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 3 (H.R. 3527), and ``yes,'' on rollcall vote No. 4 (H.R. 3628). On January 9, I was also unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 5 (Ordering the Previous Question), ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 6 (H. Res. 455), ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 7 (Sinema Amendment No. 1), ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 8 (Tonko Amendment No. 2), ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 9 (Motion To Recommit with Instructions), and ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 10 (Final Passage of H.R. 2279). On January 10, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 11 (Final Passage of H.R. 3811). ____________________
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Emanuel Cleaver
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