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Gun, abortion votes already frame Flood-Pansing Brooks rematch
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By Don Walton Jul 17, 2022 Updated 2 hrs ago
It didn't take long for the November rematch between Mike Flood and Patty Pansing Brooks to begin to take shape.
Flood's initial House vote against an active shooter alert bill was followed quickly by a vote against an abortion rights bill.
Guns and abortion right out of the chute.
Those are fundamental differences between Flood and Pansing Brooks and there will be more coming in a partisan Congress that is setting the stage for a battle for control of the House and the Senate during a dynamic election year.
FULL story: https://journalstar.com/news/don-walton-gun-abortion-votes-already-frame-flood-pansing-brooks-rematch/article_766daab8-273d-529c-bdc3-a3d05556fae9.html
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi administers the House oath of office to Rep. Mike Flood during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
Jose Luis Magana, Associated Press