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Sheila Jackson Lee: I was unavoidably detained during a vote on H.R. 251, the Homes for Heroes Act of 2015. If I had been present, I would…

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
I was unavoidably detained during a vote on H.R. 251, the Homes for Heroes Act of 2015. If I had been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Jul 14, 2015

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