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Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2828, Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act - Part II

Date: July 9, 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Environment


PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2828, WATER SUPPLY, RELIABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ACT -- (House of Representatives - July 09, 2004)

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would advise that the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) has 30 seconds remaining. The gentleman from Washington (Mr. Hastings) has 23 ½ minutes remaining.

Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, if I could ask my colleague from Washington, does he have only one speaker to close?

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I have one speaker left. So if the gentleman is prepared to close, I am.

Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the remaining time.

I want to urge my colleagues to vote "no" on the previous question so that I could bring up an amendment which simply says that during the consideration of H.R. 2828, a record vote by electronic device shall not be held open for the sole purpose of reversing the outcome of a vote.

Yesterday was a disgrace, and the only way it will never happen again is if some of my Republican colleagues stand up to the bully of their own leadership. Vote "no" on the previous question. Vote "yes" on the McGovern amendment. Show some guts.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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The material previously referred to by Mr. McGovern is as follows:

Amendment to H. Res. 711 Offered by Mr. McGovern

At the end of the resolution add the following:

SEC. 2. During consideration of H.R. 2828, a record vote by electronic device shall not be held open for the sole purpose of reversing the outcome of a vote.

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the resolution.

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaTourette). The question is on ordering the previous question.

The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

RECORDED VOTE

Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.

A recorded vote was ordered.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting, if ordered, on the question of agreeing to the resolution.

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were-ayes 216, noes 180, not voting 38

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