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On the recordMay 18, 2022
What is the rule for having a vote not be done by voice vote but have to go to the floor for a recorded vote? Is it not a majority of the group necessary to have a hearing? The majority of a quorum, it is 20 percent of the quorum, I believe. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Once again, the gentleman will please state his parliamentary inquiry.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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