Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 13, 2019
During Roll Call Vote number 81 on H.J. Res. 37, the Buck Amendment, I mistakenly recorded my vote as Yes when I should have voted No. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. The amendment was agreed to. The CHAIR. Under the rule, the Committee rises. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Butterfield) having assumed the chair, Ms. Plaskett, Chair of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that that Committee, having had under consideration the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 37) directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress, and, pursuant to House Resolution 122, she reported the joint resolution back to the House with an amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is ordered. Is a separate vote demanded on the amendment to the amendment reported from the Committee of the Whole? If not, the question is on the adoption of the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. The amendment was agreed to. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the joint resolution. The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was read the third time. Motion to Recommit
Said by
Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

Share

More from Bobby Rush

Dec 6, 2022

I thank my friend, Louie Gohmert, for his friendship over the past years that we have served together in this Chamber. I certainly thank him for his support of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act that was signed into law by President Biden a…

govinfo.gov
Dec 8, 2021

It is absolutely essential that we pass policies to protect to protect them.

congress.gov
Nov 16, 2021

I am a strong advocate of urban farming and urban co-op models, yes, whether it is neighborhood or to a larger extent.

congress.gov
Oct 25, 2021

The lack of diversity in the fields of physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, speech and language pathology, and audiology is very troubling to me and to others.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation