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Context dependentCA · House

Prescription Cost Access

“I support H.R. 9002 only if rural clinic support is preserved. Reducing that support would change my position.”

NRNora ReyesD · CA-18 · DemoPassage vote2026-08-14

The statement is conditional. Whether the condition held must be checked. The operative text changed between the statement and action.

Context dependentTX · House

Prescription Cost Access

“I support H.R. 9002 and the specified prescription cost cap.”

EBEli BrooksR · TX-12 · DemoPassage vote2026-08-14

Not Voting is not a vote against the policy.

Context dependentNY · House

Community Flood Recovery

“I will vote for H.R. 9003. Flood recovery grants should reach the affected communities.”

TBTheo BennettI · NY-09 · DemoPassage vote2026-08-12

Same day; order not established. This is not proof of a later reversal.

Context dependentTX · House

Community Flood Recovery

“I support H.R. 9003 and its recovery grants for flood-affected communities.”

MCMaya ChenD · TX-07 · DemoProcedural vote2026-08-12

The precise legislative question matters; this is not an ordinary final-passage comparison.

ConsistentTX · House

Individual Stock Trading Restrictions

“I will vote for H.R. 9001. Members of Congress should not trade individual stocks, and the transition period gives existing holdings time to unwind.”

MCMaya ChenD · TX-07 · DemoPassage vote2026-08-10

The recorded choice aligns with the stated position on this exact measure. This comparison concerns this action, not every provision or a career-wide record.

ConsistentCA · House

Individual Stock Trading Restrictions

“I support H.R. 9001. The transition period protects an orderly divestment process.”

NRNora ReyesD · CA-18 · DemoPassage vote2026-08-10

The recorded choice aligns with the stated position on this exact measure. This comparison concerns this action, not every provision or a career-wide record.

Apparent tensionTX · House

Individual Stock Trading Restrictions

“I will vote against H.R. 9001. I oppose this restriction on individual stock trading by members of Congress.”

EBEli BrooksR · TX-12 · DemoPassage vote2026-08-10

The recorded Yea differs from the explicit intention to vote against this measure. The fixture supplies no later explanation; this is not a finding about motive or honesty.