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On the recordJune 26, 2012
I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on ordering the previous question on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question on H. Res. 697 will be followed by 5-minute votes on adoption of the resolution, if requested; the motion to instruct on H.R. 4348 offered by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer); and the motion to instruct on H.R. 4348 offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Black). The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 226, nays 168, not voting 38, as follows: [Roll No.…
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