A) Fox is told Hse ldrs on both sides & Attending Physician are trying not so subtly to discourage most mbrs from coming back for coronavirus the vote due to health concerns. “Having all of these guys on planes, flying in and then going back spells trouble," said 1 source
B) It’s notable that the House elected to close the member gym.
“That’s to make it as uncomfortable as possible on them,” said one source who asked not to be identified. “Some of these members practically live out of the gym.”
“That’s to make it as uncomfortable as possible on them,” said one source who asked not to be identified. “Some of these members practically live out of the gym.”
C) Fox is told ldrs on both sides are trying to get a head count of how many members may actually show up.
One source ventured a guess that it could range from “70 to 150.”
One source ventured a guess that it could range from “70 to 150.”
D) Fox is told the Hse ldrs brass developed the “grouping” scenario for a potential recorded vote because there is nervousness about a member calling for a full vote tomorrow
E) “A recorded vote could take five or six hours,” said one House aide. That’s because the House would stretch out the vote, having members only enter the chamber to vote in small clusters. Most votes in the House take about 20 or so minutes.
F) The longest vote in House history came on November 23, 2003 and ran two hours and 55 minutes. It started at 3 am and ended just before 6 am on a measure to expand Medicare.
