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On the recordApril 26, 2023
I was unavoidably detained during the vote on H.R. 1353. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 197. PERSONAL EXPLANATION
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma
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Apr 26, 2023

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