[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 117 (Thursday, July 24, 2014)] [House] [Page H6796] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, today, in my district, we buried Dr. Evelyn E. Thornton, the first African American to graduate from the University of Houston with a Ph.D. in math and a leader in civic matters and education. Because of my responsibility of speaking at this civic leader's funeral home going service, I missed the following votes. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: On rollcall vote No. 442, I would have voted ``no'' on the motion on ordering the previous question on H.R. 4935 and H.R. 3393; On rollcall vote No. 443, I would have voted ``no'' on H. Res. 680, a rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 4935, Child Tax Credit Improvement Act, and H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act; On rollcall vote No. 444, I would have voted ``yes'' on an amendment to H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act, offered by Mr. Kilmer and Mr. Hinojosa; On rollcall vote No. 445, I would have voted ``yes'' on a motion to recommit H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act; On rollcall vote No. 446, I would have voted ``yes'' on final passage of H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act; On rollcall vote No. 447, I would have voted ``yes'' on H.R. 5111, to improve the response to victims of sex trafficking, by Representative Beatty; On rollcall vote No. 448, I would have voted ``yes'' on a motion to recommit on H.R. 3933, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act; On rollcall vote No. 449, I would have voted ``no'' on H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act; and On rollcall vote No. 450, I would have voted ``yes'' on H.R. 3230, Veterans' Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014. ____________________