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Janice Schakowsky: Earlier today, I was unavoidably detained during the vote on the Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule…

On the recordJanuary 8, 2015
Earlier today, I was unavoidably detained during the vote on the Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act of 2015 and H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' (By unanimous consent, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ was allowed to speak out of order.) Moment of Silence on Tucson Shootings' 4-Year Anniversary
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois
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Jan 8, 2015

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