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Keeping my eye on this guy ...

Thanks for that link:

http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/gop-leaders-confident-spending-bill-will-pass-but-mull-fallback-plan-20141211

Bentivolio, who lost reelection in a primary earlier this year, said he still plans to vote against the CRomnibus, however, and predicted that leadership will end up having to pass a short-term continuing resolution.

“Merry Christmas to ‘em. They’ll have to deal with it in the next Congress,” he said.

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http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/2014/12/11/bentivolio-casts-vote/20253953/

First, Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., who had not cast his vote at that point, voted yes. Then Bentivolio switched his vote from no to yes. Some reports said he was booed for the change.

“He didn’t want to hand over the floor to (House Democratic Leader) Nancy Pelosi,” said Bentivolio’s spokesman, Matt Chisholm, explaining that he changed his vote to deny Democrats a victory on the procedural vote.