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Representative Robert A. Roe (Democrat 

 of New Jersey), second-ranking member of 

 the committee in 1979. 



Representative Edwin B. Forsythe (Repub. 

 lican of New Jersey), who joined the com- 

 mittee in 1977. 



ROE MOVES TO TABLE 



There followed a series of incredibly close votes and a nasty 

 parliamentary tangle. Roe*s motion to table Flowers' amendment 

 carried by 20-18. Seven proxies were used. 



At the start of the April 11 session, Teague observed: 



There arc a number of people who have proxies, including myself. Those proxies 

 must comply with the rules of the committee to be used. 



Immediately after the success of the motion to table, the meeting 

 was adjourned to enable Teague to verify the validity of the proxies 

 with the House Parliamentarian. This having been done, there followed 

 some more complex parliamentary maneuvers when the committee 

 assembled on April 12. Mrs. Lloyd's amendment to the Flowers com- 

 promise was defeated on a narrow 18-15 vote, because Wydler was 

 temporarily absent at a meeting of the House Government Operations 

 Committee and held five proxies which could not be delivered on time. 

 Now McCormack stepped forward with what he termed his "Orbeter" 

 amendment to authorize $48 million for building the Oak Ridge 



