On the recordMarch 17, 2015
I was absent for votes on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, due to the attendance of a funeral for a close friend. Had I been present, I would have voted in the following manner: rollcall No. 116: Previous Question on H. Res. 138--Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1029--EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 and consideration of H.R. 1030--Secret Science Reform Act of 2015: ``yea;'' rollcall No. 117: Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1029--EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 and consideration of H.R. 1030--Secret Science Reform Act of 2015: ``yea;'' rollcall No. 118: H.R. 1191--Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act: ``yea;'' rollcall No. 119: McKinley Amendment: ``yea;'' rollcall No. 120: Motion to recommit H.R. 1029 with instructions: ``nay;'' rollcall No. 121: H.R. 1029--EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015: ``yea.'' PERSONAL EXPLANATION
