H. Res.
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Censure of Rep. Maxine Waters: By a vote of 216 for and 210 against, the House on Tuesday blocked a Republican-sponsored measure, H Res 331, to censure Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., for her remarks in Minnesota on April 17 urging protesters to “stay on the streets” and be “more confrontational” if jurors acquitted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of charges in the death of George Floyd.
From Seattle Times
“I’ve called for the expulsion of members who incited the insurrection from Day 1. Bring H.Res 25 to a vote.”
From Washington Times
Peaceful transfer of presidential power: By a vote of 397 for and five against, the House on Thursday adopted a measure, H Res 1155, affirming “the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called for by the Constitution” if President Donald Trump is voted out of office this year.
From Seattle Times
Condemning surgical procedures on immigrant women: Voting 232 for and 157 against, the House on Friday adopted a nonbinding condemnation, H Res 1153, of unwanted gynecological surgery allegedly performed in recent years on numerous women held for immigration offenses at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia.
From Seattle Times
"If you will not stop the weekly fake hearings and move toward the framework laid out in H. Res. 965 and the accompanying McGovern guidelines, the Republican Members will be forced to consider abstaining from these violative proceedings," the letter reads.
From Fox News
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