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Stenographer Removed For Shouting On House Floor (VIDEO)

Stenographer Removed For Shouting On House Floor
Paige Lavender
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News Director, HuffPost

A shouting stenographer was removed from the House floor as lawmakers voted on a deal to reopen the government and avoid a debt crisis.

The stenographer began shouting as the the House approved the number of votes needed to pass the bill. According to reporters, she was yelling about God and Freemasons:

Protester dragged off House floor. Apparently one of the stenographers from the dais.

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) October 17, 2013

Stenographer seemed 2 b shouting + delusional on floor. "This is not a House divided." Escorted from floor during vote,

— Alan K. Ota (@Alankota) October 17, 2013

An official house court stenographer took to the microphone & was screaming ab God. She was saying in the hall you can't serve two masters.

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 17, 2013

Stenographer removed shouting about God not being mocked and the free masons

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) October 17, 2013

See a video of the incident here.

And listen to audio of the incident below, from Public Radio International's Todd Zwillich:

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