11.   The bill, drafted by leaders of the Senate and House intelligence committees, was approved this week without public hearings or a recorded vote.

12.   The losers requested a recorded vote, carrying the official results but hardly any suspense over to Tuesday.

13.   The NTU recently joined with Nader in opposing the congressional pay hike, which was approved without a recorded vote.

14.   The Rules Committee is to decide whether to allow the bill to go to the floor for a recorded vote by the full House later this week.

15.   The requirement for federal funding could be waived by a recorded vote in each chamber.

16.   They threatened to call for a debate on the issue and a recorded vote.

17.   Approval which was given without a recorded vote, means EU governments can now adopt it into their national laws.

18.   So Trimble retained his post unopposed without a recorded vote.