[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E37]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. GREGG HARPER

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 12, 2016

  Mr. HARPER. Mr. Speaker, on January 8, 2016, I was detained in my 
district attending a memorial service for Loyd Lewis Matthews who was 
killed while on active duty with the Air Force in 1952. His remains 
were only recently discovered.
  On roll call numbers 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32, had I 
been present, I would have voted NO. On roll call number 33, I would 
have voted YES.

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