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The House of Representatives has five members who never vote on the floor: they're called "delegates," and they hail from the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.(The Week)(Brief article)
The House of Representatives has five members who never vote on the floor: They're called "delegates," and they hail from the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Because four of them are Democrats (the lone Republican is from Puerto Rico), Speaker Pelosi would like to ratchet up their powers, which are currently limited to voting in committee. She stops short of proposing that they vote on final legislation, which the Constitution strictly forbids, but would grant them the ability to vote on just about everything else, including amendments. She should back ...
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