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Steve Scalise is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district since 2008. A member of the Republican Party, Scalise has held significant leadership roles, including serving as the House Majority Whip. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on issues such as tax reform, healthcare, and energy policy, advocating for conservative principles in Congress.
Reserving the right to object, I first want to thank the gentleman from Maryland for working with us, and I especially want to thank the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield) for his fairness. Obviously, emotions ran high as the…
Did the gentleman from Kentucky make a request for a recorded vote, because it is our understanding that he did make that request? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair did not hear any request for a recorded vote. We paused for a few seconds…
That recognition was sought. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Would the gentleman repeat it, please. ____________________
I am not sure if that is a formal objection, the way it was stated. I would ask a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.
I seek recognition to see if there was an answer to the parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Again, the gentleman can achieve this result by seeking unanimous consent from our colleagues.
Clearly, there are Members who have left. Clearly, there are Members who are here. We can compel Members to return if, in fact, it is agreed to, to have the vote now. But if it is not agreed to, to have the vote now, we do have, within our…
But if the Speaker didn't hear the gentleman make the request, but the gentleman did, in fact, make the request, then can we reconsider the vote? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair did not hear the request. There was no timely request.
So is the Speaker saying that that motion would not be in order? The SPEAKER pro tempore. At this point, that motion is not in order. It has been laid on the table.
I appreciate the gentleman yielding, and I appreciate the fact that now there are a lot of Members who have left the Chamber. But, at the same time, the gentleman from Kentucky did stand and ask for a recorded vote. Whether or not it was…
If the gentleman will yield, we would have heard you and allowed the vote when we were in the majority, and we did, in fact, allow all of those votes.
Is there any formal motion that would be in order that would allow reconsideration of the vote on H.J. Res. 28? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Such an outcome could be achieved by unanimous consent.
I thank the gentleman from Maryland. And when you look at the women who are coming across through this trek to try to cross the border, first of all, asylum has been offered by Mexico to all of the people as part of that caravan. Thousands…
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