I love reading votes. They help me get an idea how much heavy lifting is involved in a lawmaker's day. Say what you will about the final result, but there's a lot in a Minnesota Legislature member's day.
I'm not so sure about Congress, where sometimes it seems like the goal is to have a couple of votes about issues that nobody disagrees with, and then race over to the RNCC or DNCC to raise some cash.
Yesterday's heavy lifting in Congress:
Designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma, As the Jack C. Montgomery Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (407-0)
Respect for America’S Fallen Heroes Act (408-3) (Prohibits demonstrations at national cemeteries.)
Providing for Concurrence by the House With Amendments in the Amendments of the Senate to H.R. 1499 (412-0)
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