On Wednesday, May 16, 2001, the U.S. House of Representatives defeated an attempt to overturn the Global Gag Rule. The rule remains in force for now. Representative Elijah Cummings from my 7th District in Maryland voted against the rule, but it still stood 218 to 210.

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