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Floor Speech2025-01-16

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Brittany Pettersen
Brittany Pettersen
DCO-7 · Representative
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PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 9 (Thursday, January 16, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 9 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E47] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. BRITTANY PETTERSEN of colorado in the house of representatives Thursday, January 16, 2025 Ms. PETTERSEN. Mr. Speaker, due to travel restrictions related to my pregnancy, I was unable to travel to D.C. to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 8 and YEA on Roll Call No. 9.
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