Democrats Manipulated Vote to Allow Benefits For Illegal Aliens (Rep. Tom Price)

The tactics employed by this Democrat leadership were shameful, and a disservice to representative government and the American people. Changing the outcome of a vote to give benefits to illegal aliens is not only unacceptable, it is wrong.

When the iron fist of the majority can dictate an outcome, in spite of an actual vote, this institution is rendered irrelevant. Last night, millions of Americans went without a voice in the House of Representatives. Our Founding Fathers expressed grave concerns about the tyranny of the majority. Regretfully, this tyranny is close to a sad reality.

Events that transpired on the House Floor Thursday, August 2nd

• Republicans offered a motion to prevent benefits being given to illegal aliens.
• When the Speaker Pro Tempore gaveled the vote closed, the motion had passed 215-213.
• This result was unacceptable to Democrat leadership, and they allowed members to change their vote to reverse the outcome after the vote was finished.
• Though the motion was successful, the record was changed to show that it failed by a vote of 212-216.