[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 100 (Friday, June 29, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H4614-H4615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
RAISING A QUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I now rise to a question of
the privileges of the House and offer the resolution previously
noticed.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution.
The Clerk read as follows:
H. Res. 718
Whereas the chair of the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform has interfered with the work of an
independent agency and pressured an administrative law judge
of the National Labor Relations Board by compelling the
production of documents related to an ongoing case, something
independent experts said ``could seriously undermine the
authority of those charged with enforcing the nation's labor
laws'' and which the House Ethics Manual discourages by
noting that ``Federal courts have nullified administrative
decisions on grounds of due process and fairness towards all
of the parties when congressional interference with ongoing
administrative proceedings may have unduly influenced the
outcome'';
Whereas the chair of the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform has politicized investigations by rolling
back longstanding bipartisan precedents, including by
authorizing subpoenas without the concurrence of the ranking
member or a committee vote, by refusing to share documents
and other information with the ranking member, and
restricting the minority's right to call witnesses at
hearings;
Whereas the chair of the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform has jeopardized an ongoing criminal
investigation by publicly releasing documents that his own
staff has admitted were under court seal;
Whereas the chair of the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform has unilaterally subpoenaed a witness who
was expected to testify at an upcoming Federal trial, despite
longstanding precedent and objections from the Department of
Justice that such a step could cause complications at a trial
and potentially jeopardize a criminal conviction;
Whereas the chair of the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform has engaged in a witch hunt, through the
use of repeated incorrect and uncorroborated statements in
the committee's ``Fast and Furious'' investigation; and
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Whereas the chair of the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform has chosen to call the Attorney General of
the United States a liar on national television without
corroborating evidence and has exhibited unprofessional
behavior which could result in jeopardizing an ongoing
Committee investigation into Operation Fast and Furious: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives disapproves of
the behavior of the chair for interfering with ongoing
criminal investigations; insisting on a personal attack
against the attorney general of the united states; and for
calling the Attorney General of the United States a liar on
national television without corroborating evidence thereby
discredit to the integrity of the House.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The resolution presents a question of
privilege.
Motion to Table
Mr. WEBSTER. Mr. Speaker, I move to lay the resolution on the table.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to table.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and
nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15-
minute vote on the motion to table will be followed by a 5-minute vote
on the adoption of House Resolution 717.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 259,
nays 161, not voting 12, as follows:
[Roll No. 443]
YEAS--259
Adams
Aderholt
Alexander
Altmire
Amash
Amodei
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Boswell
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Cardoza
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chandler
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Costa
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Critz
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Emerson
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Flake
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Hochul
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kelly
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Kucinich
Labrador
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
LoBiondo
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Paul
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Peterson
Petri
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner (NY)
Turner (OH)
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Walz (MN)
Watt
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NAYS--161
Ackerman
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Barber
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Cohen
Connolly (VA)
Cooper
Costello
Courtney
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Kaptur
Keating
Kildee
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matsui
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Olver
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schwartz
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Waxman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
Yarmuth
NOT VOTING--12
Akin
Barton (TX)
Clyburn
Conyers
Crowley
Filner
Fortenberry
Jackson (IL)
Johnson, E. B.
Lamborn
Lewis (CA)
Platts
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Messrs. ELLISON and WELCH changed their vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
Messrs. CHAFFETZ, DUNCAN of Tennessee, McKINLEY, KIND, ALTMIRE,
COSTA, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. HOCHUL, and Messrs.
NUGENT and NUNNELEE changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
So the motion to table was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated against:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall 443, I was away from the Capitol
due to prior commitments to my constituents. Had I been present, I
would have voted ``nay.''
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