Harris a no-show for House votes
2006-09-15
Source: Tallahassee Democrat
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rss feedRepublican Rep. Katherine Harris missed 13 of the 14 votes cast in the House of Representatives between her victory in Florida's Sept. 5 primary and Wednesday evening.
Her opponent in the November general election, Sen. Bill Nelson, hasn't missed a single vote in that chamber, including votes cast the day of the primary.
Harris's first vote since the primary occurred at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday after she missed two votes earlier that day. She was on Capitol Hill on Thursday and casting votes.
''She's a retiring member of Congress running for U.S. Senate - she's got to balance numerous things,'' said Jennifer Marks, a spokeswoman for Harris' campaign.
Harris attended campaign events in Florida last week and this week, Marks said.
Votes the congresswoman missed include those on legislation to prohibit the slaughter of horses for human consumption and the Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act.
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