[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E157]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. BETTY McCOLLUM

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 25, 2025

  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, on the morning of February 24, 2025, I was 
attending the University of Minnesota's National Security Research & 
Innovation Day in my district, and the flight I took back to 
Washington, D.C. was delayed departing from Minnesota. This resulted in 
my absence from the House during three suspension votes on February 24, 
2025. Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 43, 
H.R. 825, the Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act; Roll Call 
No. 44, H.R. 832, the Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act; and 
Roll Call No. 45, H.R. 818, the SPUR Act.

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