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Chip Roy: Under the advice of my physician, due to a bulging disk in my back, I could not get on a plane to return to Washington…

On the recordAugust 22, 2020
Under the advice of my physician, due to a bulging disk in my back, I could not get on a plane to return to Washington to vote on H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 179, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 180, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 181, and ``nay'' on rollcall No. 182. PERSONAL EXPLANATION
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Chip Roy
Republican · Texas
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Aug 22, 2020

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