He rarely missed a roll call vote and often remained in the House chamber between roll call votes, listening carefully to speeches and scrutinizing the details of pending bills, especially spending bills.
hiː ɹˈɛɹli mˈɪst ɐ ɹˈoʊl kˈɔːl vˈoʊt ænd ˈɔfən ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɪnðə hˈaʊs tʃˈeɪmbɚ bᵻtwˌiːn ɹˈoʊl kˈɔːl vˈoʊts, lˈɪsənɪŋ kˈɛɹfəli tə spˈiːtʃᵻz ænd skɹˈuːtɪnˌaɪzɪŋ ðə diːtˈeɪlz ʌv pˈɛndɪŋ bˈɪlz, ɪspˈɛʃəli spˈɛndɪŋ bˈɪlz.