[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E572]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 9, 2019

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, I was 
unavoidably detained in my congressional district by inclement weather 
and was not present for Roll Call Votes 185 and 186. Had I been 
present, I would have voted as follows:
  1. On Roll Call 185, I would have voted ``aye.'' (On Motion to 
Suspend the Rules and Pass H. Res. 273, Reaffirming the United States 
commitment to Taiwan and to the implementation of the Taiwan Relations 
Act)
  2. On Roll Call 186, I would have voted ``aye.'' (On Motion to 
Suspend the Rules and Pass H.R. 1704, Championing American Business 
Through Diplomacy Act of 2019)