Rep. Justin Amash Justin AmashRand Paul ramps up his alliance with Trump Ethics watchdog requests probe into Trump officials traveling to campaign events Kavanaugh’s views on privacy, Fourth Amendment should make Republicans think twice MORE (R-Mich.) on Friday missed a vote for the first time since taking office in 2011, ending a record that has long been a point of pride for him. 
 
 Amash — who broke down in tears after realizing he missed the vote, according to Politico — became known for attending every vote and explaining each one to his constituents on Facebook. 
 
 But on Friday, that streak ended when he got tied up talking with reporters off the House floor. 
 
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 Amash, an outspoken member of the Freedom Caucus, was railing against the GOP proposal to repeal and replace ObamaCare. 
 
 He expressed frustration that House leadership doesn’t seem open to changing the bill, saying “the place may have been more open under Speaker Boehner John Andrew BoehnerBlue wave poses governing risks for Dems Nancy Pelosi: Will she remain the ‘Face of the Franchise’? Jordan hits campaign trail amid bid for Speaker MORE, sadly.” 
 
 Amash answered questions from reporters over the course of more than 10 minutes, which he paused at one point to return to the floor and check whether he needed to cast a vote. 
 
 He quickly returned to take more questions. But he got so caught up in the conversation that he accidentally missed the vote. 
 
 Then he remembered: “Are we still on the first amendment?” 
 
 “I think you’re on the second,” a reporter replied. 
 
 “Let me go in there,” Amash said, turning back to the floor. But he was too late. 
 
 Reporters waited for him to return again. But Amash, frustrated that his voting streak had ended, shot a look at the gathered reporters and didn’t come back. 
 
 Amash reportedly broke down in tears and tried to ask leadership to re-open the vote but was denied. 
 
 Amash tweeted out an apology to his district shortly after missing the vote. 
 
 The vote Amash missed was an amendment from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson LeePelosi calls on Ryan to bring long-term Violence Against Women Act to floor Congress prepares to punt biggest political battles until after midterms Jackson Lee: Dems must be 'vigilant' in ensuring all Americans have right to vote MORE (D-Texas) on a bill to put restrictions on class-action lawsuits. 
 
 Rep. Steve Womack Stephen (Steve) Allen WomackBudget chairs press appropriators on veterans spending Senate chairman urges move to two-year budgetary process On The Money: Senate passes first 2019 spending bill | Trump hits Harley-Davidson in tariffs fight | Mnuchin rips report of investment restrictions | Justices side with American Express in antitrust case MORE (R-Ark.) now has the longest voting streak of any other House member. He issued a press release shortly after the Amash episode on Friday touting his 4,294th consecutive vote. 
 
 "I am humbled by the opportunity to serve my constituents and thank God that no personal hardships have kept me from representing them on a single vote since taking office." 
 
 - Updated at 2:38 p.m. ||||| Rep. Justin Amash is one of the few House members who personally justifies and explains his every vote on his Facebook page for constituents. Amash cries after missing first vote in Congress 
 
 Rep. Justin Amash has long boasted about not missing a single vote since he arrived in Congress in 2011 — 4,289 in a row, give or take a vote, if you're counting. 
 
 But on Friday, as he was railing against the GOP's Obamacare replacement bill off the House floor, Amash failed to notice a roll call had just closed. When he realized his streak had just ended, the blunt-spoken congressman broke down in tears. 
 
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 The Michigan Republican — a vocal critic of GOP leaders and one of the few Republicans who's lambasted President Donald Trump — missed the vote as he was talking to reporters about his objections to the party's health care bill, which he’s dubbed “Obamacare 2.0.” 
 
 "#MI03, I'm sorry," he tweeted a few hours after the missed vote, referring to his 3rd Congressional DIstrict. 
 
 Now, Rep. Steve Womack, who was sworn in the same day as Amash, holds the record for the longest voting streak in the House: 4,294 votes. 
 
 The Arkansas Republican’s office wasted no time in touting the accomplishment. 
 
 “I have been sent to Washington by Third District Arkansans to make sure their voices are heard; voting is fundamental to that duty,” Womack said in a statement released just moments after the episode. “I am humbled by the opportunity to serve my constituents and thank God that no personal hardships have kept me from representing them on a single vote since taking office.” 
 
 The missed vote is a sore topic for Amash. He's one of the few House members who personally justifies and explains his every vote on his Facebook page for constituents. He’s been known to boast about the perfect voting record. 
 
 Not anymore. 
 
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 Amash was speaking with reporters about the replacement bill in the speakers lobby when he suddenly asked what vote they were on. One reporter told him she believed it was the second amendment in the vote series. 
 
 Amash immediately sprinted into the chamber and tried to put his card in the voting slot to cast his yea or nay, but the vote had closed. 
 
 Amash approached floor staff and leadership to see if they could either re-open the vote or call it again. Staff said there was no precedent for doing so. Amash hung his head low and was overcome with emotion, those on the floor told POLITICO. 
 
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– Rep. Justin Amash was proud of his voting record in the House and rightly so: The Michigan Republican didn't miss a vote for more than six years after taking office in 2011, but his perfect streak ended at 4,289 on Friday when he accidentally missed a vote while talking to reporters, the Hill reports. When Amash realized he had failed to notice a roll call, he raced inside the House chamber but was told voting had already finished. Politico reports that Amash asked House leadership if the vote could be reopened but was told there was no precedent for doing so. He broke down in tears when he realized the streak was over. Amash, a House Freedom Caucus member who had often boasted about his perfect record, missed the vote because he had become engrossed in a conversation about his objections to the ObamaCare replacement bill, though he did pause 10 minutes in to check whether he needed to cast a vote, reports the Hill. Rep. Steve Womack, a Republican from Arkansas, now has the longest voting streak, with 4,294. He issued a statement Friday saying he is "humbled by the opportunity" to serve his constituents and thanks "God that no personal hardships have kept me from representing them on a single vote since taking office."