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Eliot Engel: “On April 29, 2016, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: On rollcall No. 178…”

On the recordApril 29, 2016
On April 29, 2016, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: On rollcall No. 178, Democratic Motion to Recommit H.R. 4901, I would have voted ``yes.'' On rollcall No. 179, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act, H.R. 4901, I would have voted ``no.'' personal explanation Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I was absent on April 29, 2016, due to a medical procedure. Had I been present, I would have voted: On The Democratic Motion to Recommit H.R. 4901, I would have voted ``yea.'' On Passage of H.R. 4901, I would have voted ``nay.'' personal explanation
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York
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Apr 29, 2016

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