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Burchett motioned in the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday to have the panel proceed with a subpoena for Maxwell to appear for public testimony, a move that was adopted by voice vote.

On Tuesday, the House Oversight Committee approved a motion to subpoena Maxwell by voice vote.

If the Republican majority in the present Senate were just a little less pliant than it is, she would be laughed out of the chamber, the matter settled in a lopsided voice vote.

The matter threatened to embarrass President Obama until a resolution was approved by a voice vote and the words were added to the platform — even though the measure clearly failed to receive the two-thirds support required.

Alaska Democrats will hold a voice vote for their party-run preference poll at in-person and virtual district meetings Saturday.