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F&F: Who voted for/against contempt charges for Holder?
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., speaks to reporters following his meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

F&F: Who voted for/against contempt charges for Holder?

Today's committee vote in favor of contempt charges for Attorney General Eric Holder was split strictly down party lines -- all 23 Republicans on the panel voted for contempt, and all 17 Democrats against the contempt resolution.

In favor:

Rep. Darrell Issa (Chairman, CA-49)

Rep. Dan Burton (IN-05)

Rep. John L. Mica (FL-07)

Rep. Todd Platts (PA-19)

Rep. Michael Turner (OH-03)

Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (NC-10)

Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-04)

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (UT-03)

Rep. Connie Mack (FL-14)

Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-3)

Rep. James Lankford (OK-5)

Rep. Justin Amash (MI-3)

Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-25)

Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-1)

Rep. Raúl R. Labrador (ID-1)

Rep. Pat Meehan (PA-7)

Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN-4)

Rep. Joe Walsh (IL-8)

Rep. Trey Gowdy (SC-4)

Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-12)

Rep. Frank Guinta (NH-1)

Rep. Blake Farenthold (TX-27)

Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-3)

Opposed:

Rep. Elijah Cummings (Ranking Member, MD-7)

Rep. Edolphus Towns (NY-10)

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14)

Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.)

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (OH-10)

Rep. John Tierney (MA-6)

Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-1)

Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA-9)

Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-5)

Rep. Gerald Connolly (VA-11)

Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-5)

Rep. Danny Davis (IL-7)

Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-1)

Rep. Peter Welch (VT-At-Large)

Rep. John Yarmuth (KY-3)

Rep. Christopher Murphy (CT-5)

Rep. Jackie Speier (CA-12)

The resolution now heads to the full House for a floor vote to ask the U.S. attorney in Washington, DC or a special prosecutor to force the Obama administration to provide the subpoenaed documents.

“The committee has uncovered serious wrongdoing by the Justice department,” Issa said. “That wrongdoing has cost lives on both sides of the border.”

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