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Terri Sewell: During the vote on the Butterfield/ Scott (VA)/Lee/Moore Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H. Con. Res. 27 and…

On the recordMarch 25, 2015
During the vote on the Butterfield/ Scott (VA)/Lee/Moore Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H. Con. Res. 27 and the Van Hollen Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H. Con. Res. 27, I was inescapably detained in my congressional district attending vitally important district events commemorating the voting rights movement. If I had been present I would have voted ``yes'' on both of the aforementioned amendments in the nature of a Substitute to H. Con. Res. 27. Additionally, had I been present I would have voted ``no'' on the Stutzman/Flores Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute H. Con. Res. 27. Amendment No. 4 in the Nature of a Substitute Offered by Mr. Van Hollen The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The Clerk will redesignate the amendment. The Clerk redesignated the amendment. Recorded Vote The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded. A recorded vote was ordered. The Acting CHAIR. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 160, noes 264, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No. 139] AYES--160 Adams Aguilar Bass Beatty Becerra Beyer Bishop (GA) Blumenauer Bonamici Boyle, Brendan F.…
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama
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Mar 25, 2015

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