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March 20, 2007

How they voted

WASHINGTON - Here's how members of the U.S. House of Representatives were recorded on major roll call votes the weeks of Feb. 26, March 5 and March 12.

1. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS: Voting 331 for and 94 against, the House on March 14 passed a bill (HR 985) extending whistleblower protections to civil servants at national security agencies such as the FBI and CIA, and to private-sector employees of government contractors. The bill also would protect federal employees who blow the whistle on superiors seeking to suppress or distort scientific research for political reasons.Read this article in full with a
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