Tom Marino

Mr. Speaker, I was unable to vote on Friday, January 11 due to personal reasons. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``yea'' for rollcall No. 26, ``nay'' for rollcall No. 27, ``yea'' for rollcall No. 28, and ``yea'' for rollcall No. 29.

Mr. Speaker, I was unable to vote on rollcall vote 446 due to Judiciary Committee staff not notifying leadership that members were engaged in a hearing when votes were called. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows:

``Yea'' for rollcall vote No. 446.

Stated against:

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and thank a longtime staffer of mine, Matt Powell, who recently left my office to pursue a Master's Degree in Public Health. Matt is a constituent of the district I represent, Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District, growing up in Susquehanna County. He attended Forest City High School and earned his Bachelor's Degree from Keystone College in Lackawanna County. Matt is a born and bred Northeastern Pennsylvanian who decided to serve his neighbors and his area by becoming an intern in one of my district offices. Matt immediately excelled in his role, and once we had an opening in my Washington, D.C. office we brought him on board right away. Matt worked in my Washington, D.C. office for over 5 years where he eventually became my Senior Legislative Assistant handling an array of important policy issues. Matt's passion has always been in healthcare policy, and I am pleased to see he is pursuing higher education in this field. I thank Matt for his dedicated and hard work for the constituents of PA-10, and I wish him the best of luck in any of his future endeavors.