VOTE EXPLANATION

On 2026-08-05, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) delivered a floor speech titled "VOTE EXPLANATION" in the Senate.

VOTE EXPLANATION

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 128 (Wednesday, August 5, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 128 (Wednesday, August 5, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4472] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] VOTE EXPLANATION Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, I was absent for one rollcall vote on August 5, 2026. On August 5, had I been present, I would have voted nay on the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (rollcall vote No. 219). ____________________