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‘Right-to-try’ bill rejected by House, in major blow to GOP efforts

In a major blow to the effort to pass a federal "right-to-try" law, House Republicans failed to muster the votes to pass a key compromise measure.
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, was one of the main sponsors of "right-to-try" legislation.

WASHINGTON — In a major blow to the effort to pass a federal “right-to-try” law, House Republicans failed to muster the votes to pass a key compromise measure Tuesday.

The legislation was rejected by a vote of 259-140. The bill needed two-thirds majority to pass under suspension of rules.

The vote was an embarrassing defeat

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