[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 95 (Friday, June 28, 2013)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E992] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. YVETTE D. CLARKE of new york in the house of representatives Thursday, June 27, 2013 Ms. CLARKE. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained in my district and missed the votes on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 and Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 287, H.R. 2383--To designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri, and southwestern Illinois as the ``Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge''; ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 288, H.R. 1092--To designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the ``Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center''; ``No'' on rollcall No. 289, Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1613, H.R. 2231, and H.R. 2410--Democrats are urged to vote no on the Previous Question so that Mr. Hastings of Florida can offer his amendment to the Rule, which allows for Mr. Courtney of Connecticut's bill, H.R. 1595--Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, to be considered under an open Rule. H.R. 1595 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, extending the freeze on subsidized student loan interest rates for two years, which would prevent rates from doubling from 3.4% to 6.8% on July 1. Immediate action is necessary to protect college students and families, given the short time remaining before rates double. Republicans should not allow the House to go into its 8th full week of recess this year without addressing this critical issue with a bipartisan solution that can become law; and ``No'' on rollcall No. 290, H. Res. 274--Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1613--Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act, H.R. 2231--Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, and H.R. 2410--Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014. ____________________