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mercuryblues

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65. In may 2008

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 08:18 PM

Dec 2012

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2008/05/09/23016/republicans-vote-against-mothers-day/

May, 9 2008

On Wednesday, the House took up the seemingly uncontroversial H. Res. 1113, The resolution initially passed 412 to 0, until Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) rose in protest:

Mr. Speaker, I ask for a recorded vote because I’m sure every member wants their mother to know that they have supported the goals of Mother’s Day.

Tiahrt’s mother, however, may be disappointed to know that her son did not support Mother’s Day. He and 177 other Republicans decided to cast their vote against mothers.

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), the original sponsor of the bill, also ended up voting against it.

Ooopsies this is not the 1st time the R's have used the office to play games. They used this so called vote to block debate on something.

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