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Steny Hoyer: Ladies and gentlemen, if the gentleman will yield, we need to calm down. We have a heavy responsibility. We have great…

On the recordAugust 3, 2007
Ladies and gentlemen, if the gentleman will yield, we need to calm down. We have a heavy responsibility. We have great differences. I understand that everybody's sensibilities are taut. I predicted that last Tuesday, that that would be the case. I regret it. I regret what happened last night which has generated this. But we do have business to do. All I am saying is I don't want to have a question about this vote, because we cannot assure ourselves, as the gentleman said, that the list I have in front of me or the screen that you have projected to you is projecting the accurate information. Therefore, I suggest, given that, that we give the technicians an opportunity to facilitate fixing it. I think that's a reasonable request. I would hope that everybody in the House would think it's a reasonable request.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Addressing concerns about the accuracy of information during a House vote.

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