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Ed Markey: I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment…

On the recordJuly 25, 2012
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in Part B of House Report 112-616 on which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order: Amendment No. 1 by Mr. Hastings of Florida. Amendment No. 2 by Mr. Johnson of Georgia. Amendment No. 3 by Mr. Kucinich of Ohio. Amendment No. 4 by Mr. Welch of Vermont. Amendment No. 5 by Mr. Markey of Massachusetts. The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Hastings of Florida The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) 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 vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 188, noes 231, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No.…
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Jul 25, 2012

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