[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3946]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       DISMISSING THE ELECTION CONTEST RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF 
 REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE TWENTY EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS

  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, from the Committee on House Administration, 
submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 113-22) on the resolution (H. 
Res. 127) dismissing the election contest relating to the office of 
Representative from the Twenty Eighth Congressional District of Texas, 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed.
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I call up House Resolution 127 
and ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Woodall). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentlewoman from Michigan?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                              H. Res. 127

       Resolved, That the election contest relating to the office 
     of Representative from the Twenty Eighth Congressional 
     District of Texas is dismissed.

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I agree with the majority 
that this election contest should be dismissed and that it stands 
before us without merit. The Contestant notified the House that he 
should be the winner of the election not based on the finding of any 
solid evidence but based on rumors, conjecture and hearsay.
  Contestant also raises accusations of misconduct by law enforcement 
and election officials without proof. The Contestant does not support 
any of his arguments with specific creditable evidence. Based on this, 
I am voting to grant the Contestee relief by disposing of this contest.
  My only regret is that the House was not able to dismiss this 
frivolous contest earlier in the 113th Congress.
  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


                             General Leave

  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks 
on the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Michigan?
  There was no objection.

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