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Jack Reed: “On Thursday, June 15, 2017, I was unable to vote on rollcall No. 308: Passage of H.R. 2579, ``Broader Options for…”

On the recordJune 15, 2017
On Thursday, June 15, 2017, I was unable to vote on rollcall No. 308: Passage of H.R. 2579, ``Broader Options for Americans Act.'' Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island
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govinfo.gov
Jun 15, 2017

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