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."
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."