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Floor SpeechUrgent2017-04-06

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Joyce Beatty
Joyce Beatty
DOH-3 · Representative
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On 2017-04-06, Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3) delivered a floor speech titled "PERSONAL EXPLANATION" in the House.

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Congressional Record, Volume 163 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017) [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E477] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] PERSONAL EXPLANATION _____ HON. JOYCE BEATTY of ohio in the house of representatives Thursday, April 6, 2017 Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, on April 5, 2017, I was unavoidably absent due to a family medical emergency and missed roll call votes 217-220. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: Roll call vote 217: On ordering the previous question: NAY Roll call vote 218: On agreeing to the Resolution, H. Res. 242: NAY Roll call vote 219: On Motion to Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair: NAY Roll call vote 220: On final passage of H.R. 1304--Self-Insurance Protection Act: YEA ____________________

Referenced legislation: HRES242, HR1304
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