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Sheila Jackson Lee: I was unavoidably detained in a discussion on prison reform, and I missed rollcall vote No. 167, H.R. 4910, the Veterans…

On the recordMay 7, 2018
I was unavoidably detained in a discussion on prison reform, and I missed rollcall vote No. 167, H.R. 4910, the Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act, as amended. If I had been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' ____________________
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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May 7, 2018

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