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On the recordMay 18, 2018
Am I not correct that you called for the yeas and nays and that you interrupted the vote while it was in progress? From a parliamentary perspective, is that the power of the Speaker to interrupt a rollcall vote for the purposes of declaring that the vote has been postponed? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair postponed debate under clause 8, rule XX. That was stated from the Chair. ____________________
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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May 18, 2018

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