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Sheila Jackson Lee: I was unavoidably detained with constituents when rollcall vote No. 592 was cast on the floor of the House, the motion…

On the recordNovember 1, 2017
I was unavoidably detained with constituents when rollcall vote No. 592 was cast on the floor of the House, the motion on ordering the previous question on the rule. If I had been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Nov 1, 2017

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