The Nation - News from May 3, 1985
Republicans resorted to little-used parliamentary procedures to disrupt the House in protest over Wednesday’s vote to seat a Democrat in a closely contested election in Indiana’s 8th District. For nearly two hours, the Republicans demanded roll calls on routine matters. But at day’s end, Rep. Robert S. Walker (R-Pa.), one of the leaders of the rebellion, said that tactics will now shift to seeking changes in the House rules to end the Democrats’ “abuse of power.”
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