Sheila Jackson Lee: “Today, in my district, we buried Dr. Evelyn E. Thornton, the first African American to graduate from the University of…”

“Today, in my district, we buried Dr. Evelyn E. Thornton, the first African American to graduate from the University of Houston with a Ph.D. in math and a leader in civic matters and education. Because of my responsibility of speaking at this civic leader's funeral home going service, I missed the following votes. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: On rollcall vote No. 442, I would have voted ``no'' on the motion on ordering the previous question on H.R. 4935 and H.R. 3393; On rollcall vote No. 443, I would have voted ``no'' on H. Res. 680, a rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 4935, Child Tax Credit Improvement Act, and H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act; On rollcall vote No. 444, I would have voted ``yes'' on an amendment to H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act, offered by Mr. Kilmer and Mr. Hinojosa; On rollcall vote No. 445, I would have voted ``yes'' on a motion to recommit H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act; On rollcall vote No. 446, I would have voted ``yes'' on final passage of H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act; On rollcall vote No. 447, I would have voted ``yes'' on H.R. 5111, to improve the response to victims of sex trafficking, by Representative Beatty; On rollcall vote No. 448, I would have voted ``yes'' on a motion to recommit on H.R. 3933, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act; On rollcall vote No.…”