Mary Gay Scanlon: “I was walking from the House Administration Committee hearing room with my colleagues when I missed the vote. Had I been…”

It’s inhumane. It’s traumatizing, and it’s particularly grotesque because this is then being done so private prison companies can make more profit.

may be the dumbest bill brought to the floor

Mr. Speaker, we have heard some well-intentioned debate from our Republican colleague today, but the fact remains that this week is being wasted on messaging bills that will not become law. All year, Republicans have failed to act on…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 213, noes 209, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 118] AYES--213…