Blog Chaos in House after GOP votes down LGBT measure Share This Post Government Chaos in House after GOP votes down LGBT measure By redkudzu_admin on May 21st 2016 No Comments / 235 views he House floor devolved into chaos and shouting on Thursday as a measure to ensure protections for members of the LGBT community narrowly failed to pass, after Republican leaders urged their members to change their votes. Initially, it appeared Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney’s (D-N.Y.) amendment had passed, as 217 “yes” votes piled up over 206 “no” votes when the clock ran out. The measure needed 213 votes to pass. But it eventually failed, 212-213, after a number of Republican lawmakers changed their votes from “yes” to “no” after the clock had expired. read Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Login with: Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Continue with Twitter voting Share This Post redkudzu_admin The goal of this site is to give information. Whether from national sites or locally in Georgia. Related Articles St. Lucie elections supervisor admits errors November 14th 2012 Eric Holder’s Protection of Voter Fraud February 15th 2012 Voter Fraud Charges Begin in Ohio November 3rd 2012