In 2012, Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky was one of 108 Democrats who did not vote on a resolution holding then-Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, and she was the only one of them to submit a statement saying she would have voted against it.
Sources
- The Dog Ate My Vote: How Congress Explains Its Absences (propublica.org)
- https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/235475-house-votes-holder-in-contempt-of-congress/ (thehill.com)
- https://abcnews.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/house-prepares-for-holder-contempt-vote (abcnews.com)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/breaking-house-votes-hold-attorney-general-eric-holder-contempt-congress-flna852136 (nbcnews.com)
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