Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I missed a recorded vote. Had I been present, on Roll Call No. 387, Brecheen Amendment No. 24 to H.R. 8998, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, I would have voted No. Moment of Silence in Memory of Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Johnson of Louisiana). The Chair asks that the body now observe a moment of silence in memory of Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson of the United States Capitol Police, who were killed in the line of duty defending the Capitol on July 24, 1998. Amendment No. 25 Offered by Mr. Brecheen The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 25, printed in part B of House Report 118-602, offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Brecheen), on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes 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 will be a 2-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 211, noes 202, not voting 25, as follows: [Roll No.…”