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Sen. Begich Didn't Vote On Extending Unemployment Because He Was In Hawaii

January 10, 2014

Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) delivered a speech Wednesday to the American Aviation Issues conference, a lobby group in Hawaii, and thus missed a procedural vote on extending unemployment benefits.

A spokeswoman for the Senator had originally blamed his absence at the vote on his travel, saying that he was "on his way back to DC."

Published under: Mark Begich