‘Chaos’ In US House Floor Vote
UPDATED: The GOP narrowly defeatedÌýa DemocraticÌýmeasure to ensure protections for members of the LGBT community.
UPDATED: The floor of the U.S. House of Representatives “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.”
That report , which says the measure failedÌýon Ìý— 213 votes were needed for passage — after “aÌýnumber of Republican lawmakers” changed their votes from “yes” to “no” after the voting clock had expired.
“Shame! Shame! Shame!” Democrats chanted.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a Democrat, was among the 212 voting “aye,” which included all 183 Democrats in the House Thursday and 29 Republicans.
Hawaii’s other representative, Democrat Mark Takai, missed the vote.
Takai also missed votes Thursday restrictingÌýthe displayÌý in national cemeteries andÌýincreasingÌýmilitary veterans’ .
Update:ÌýTakai announced later Thursday thatÌýhe would not seek re-election, citing health reasons.
Gabbard voted in favor of bothÌýmeasures.
