[Capt. Tom]

What, was mullah Keith Ellison on a haj and unavailable to vote against it?

There are 435 house members so Ellison might have been in the abstaining group, since there was 393 total votes cast. -Tom

[o-n-money]

There are 435 house members so Ellison might have been in the abstaining group, since there was 393 total votes cast.

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If he had voted against it, it would show his true ignorance. By not voting, it shows him as a coward.