The Nation - News from Feb. 8, 1985
The House, controlled by the Democrats, voted 221 to 180 to refuse to seat Indiana Republican Richard McIntyre, who has been certified the winner by 418 votes over one-term Democratic Rep. Frank McCloskey in the recent congressional election. One angry congressman called it “a rape of the system.” The House Administration Committee was ordered to investigate the dispute and report back within 45 days.
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