15 September 2009
H RES 744 congress 'disapproves' of joe wilson's "you lie" outburst 240 to 179
text:
Raising a question of the privileges of the House.
Whereas on September 9, 2009, during the joint session of Congress convened pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 179, the President of the United States, speaking at the invitation of the House and Senate, had his remarks interrupted by the Representative from South Carolina, Mr. Wilson; andUPDATE: the official text of H.RES 744 has
Whereas the conduct of the Representative from South Carolina was a breach of decorum and degraded the proceedings of the joint session, to the discredit of the House: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives disapproves of the behavior of the Representative from South Carolina, Mr. Wilson, during the joint session of Congress held on September 9, 2009.
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house roll call vote #699
louisiana delegation (7)
yea (240)
anh cao
charlie melancon
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nay (179)
rodney alexander
charles boustany
bill cassidy
john fleming
steve scalise
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c-span
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