House Democrat says traffic incident prevented her and others from voting on Hegseth impeachment

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Representative Melanie Stansbury said a traffic incident and police escort prevented her and other lawmakers from reaching the Capitol in time to vote against a Republican measure blocking an impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The incident affected participation in a congressional vote, according to Stansbury.

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) said Tuesday that she and other lawmakers were unable to reach the Capitol in time to vote against a Republican effort to block the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth because of a traffic incident and a police escort. “Like other Members of Congress, Rep. Stansbury was blocked from entering the…