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In reply to the discussion: The squad voted against helping Afghan translators. [View all]lapucelle
(18,252 posts)After the Senate sent the bill back to the House in July, it included an amendment to fund the aid to evacuate the translators.
A vote came up on July 29 to suspend the rules and and agree to the Senate amendment. The House debated and then voted on the motion to suspend the rules. All six members of the squad voted nay.
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The calculus behind the May vote might have been to be able to use either the talking point "I never voted to increase police funding (present) or "I voted against increased police funding" (nay).
Voting "no" vote in July meant that you were not in agreement to suspend the rules and accept the Senate amendment. without a new vote on the entire bill. All six voted not to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.