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On the recordMay 17, 2021
I was unavoidably detained in my congressional district due to COVID responsibilities, and I was not present for rollcall vote 144. I ask the Record to reflect that had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall 144, the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2911, VA Transparency and Trust Act of 2021. ____________________
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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