Bill Pascrell: “I firmly believe that we must have a minimum set of benefits to make our promise to cover even the sickest individuals.”

I regrettably missed three roll call votes. Had I been present I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 356 on S. 3249, YEA on Roll Call No. 357 on H.R. 1631, and YEA on Roll Call No. 358 on H.R. 8812. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Our job--I thought our job was to protect the least of these among us, our seniors and our children.

I agree to some degree with my brother from Pennsylvania, Mr. Kelly, that the law and your heart are two different things.

I unintentionally missed one rollcall vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 57, H.R. 7102, the Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act. Stated against: Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 57…