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Sheila Jackson Lee: I was detained in my district on official business on May 24, 2016, and I missed the following rollcall votes: Rollcall…

On the recordMay 25, 2016
I was detained in my district on official business on May 24, 2016, and I missed the following rollcall votes: Rollcall vote No. 238, I would have voted ``yes.'' Rollcall vote No. 237, I would have voted ``no.'' Rollcall vote No. 236, I would have voted ``yes.'' Rollcall vote No. 235, I would have voted ``no.'' Rollcall vote No. 234, I would have voted ``no.'' Rollcall vote No. 233, I would have voted ``no.'' Rollcall vote No. 232, I would have voted ``no.'' Rollcall vote No. 231, I would have voted ``no.'' Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, I was attending to representational duties in my congressional district and was not present for Roll Call Votes 231 through 238. I ask the record to reflect that had I been present I would have voted as follows: 1. On Roll Call 238, I would have voted yes. (H.R. 2576--On Concurring in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment to Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) 2. On Roll Call 237, I would have voted no. (H.R. 897--On Passage of the Zika Vector Control Act) 3. On Roll Call 236, I would have voted yes. (H.R. 897--On Motion to Recommit with Instructions the Zika Vector Control Act) 4. On Roll Call 235, I would have voted no. (H.R. 5077--On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) 5. On Roll Call 234, I would have voted no. (H. Res.…
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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May 25, 2016

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