古德拉特称他的提案是必要的，因为他认为一些议员受到了该办公室的恶意针对。

Goodlatte said his proposal was needed because he believed some lawmakers had been unfairly targeted by the office.

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一位统一俄罗斯党议员称，基于这个原因，如果投票是秘密进行的话，古德科夫还有可能保住自己的位子。

For that reason, Mr Gudkov would have kept his seat if the vote had been secret, says a United Russia deputy. "There is a lot of fear," he says.

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