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On the recordMarch 26, 2014
I was unavoidably detained during a vote on H.R. 2824, the Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America Act, on Lowenthal amendment No. 1. If I had been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' In addition, Mr. Speaker, on H.R. 3370, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, I was unavoidably detained with my constituents in my district. Had I been present, I would have voted a resounding ``yes,'' for this legislation will bring much-needed relief to our constituents on the gulf coast. ____________________
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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