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Filemon Vela: During a long vote series today, I unintentionally voted aye on the Flores Amendment to H.R. 4863 United States Export…

On the recordNovember 15, 2019
During a long vote series today, I unintentionally voted aye on the Flores Amendment to H.R. 4863 United States Export Finance Agency Act, on rollcall number 618. Had I been able to correct my vote at that time, I would have voted ``nay.'' Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. McAdams The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. McAdams) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The Clerk will redesignate the amendment. The Clerk redesignated the amendment. Recorded Vote The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded. A recorded vote was ordered. The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 414, noes 1, not voting 21, as follows: [Roll No. 619] AYES--414 Abraham Adams Aderholt Aguilar Allen Allred Amodei Armstrong Arrington Axne Babin Bacon Baird Balderson Banks Barr Barragan Bass Beatty Bera Bergman Beyer Biggs Bilirakis Bishop (GA) Bishop (NC) Bishop (UT) Blumenauer Blunt Rochester Bonamici Bost Boyle, Brendan F.…
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Nov 15, 2019

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