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Peter A. DeFazio was mentioned in PERSONAL EXPLANATION..... on page E666 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on June 17, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO

of oregon

in the house of representatives

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, I was unable to vote due to a medical procedure. Had I been present, I would have voted: Yea on Roll Call Vote 159, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Certain Bills; Yea on Roll Call Vote 160. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act; Yea on Roll Call Vote 161, On the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H.R. 3325, To award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021; and Yea on Roll Call Vote 162, On the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, The LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 106

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