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Representative Alan Grayson (Dem- Florida) has recently been supporting the Democrats health care plan. Well, ‘support’ is an understatement. His first speech on the subject outlined the Republicans plan: “Don’t get sick. And if you do, die quickly.” After mass outrage from the GOP, Grayson made an apology, but not to the GOP. Instead, he apologized to the 44,000 Americans who die each year due to lack of insurance. Yesterday, Grayson took the floor and named the number of people expected to die in each Republican representative district. This time, the Republicans tried to stop him.

And how did they stop him?

From the House rules [pdf]:
“12. (a) To suspend the business of the House for a short time when no question is pending before the House, the Speaker may declare a recess subject to the call of the Chair.”

Basically, there was no actual voting or debate going on, and whoever was standing in for the Speaker used Rule 12(a) to declare a recess, effectively ending Grayson’s speech.