As of this morning about 70 Democrats will be voting in the US House by proxy-meaning someone else will cast votes on their behalf so they can stay home and avoid #Coronavirus exposure. @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans filed a lawsuit over #Proxyvoting#NexstarDC
McCarthy will be leading a GOP presser in a few minutes to discuss proxy voting, and why he and his caucus say it’s unconstitutional. #NexstarDC
“This violates the constitution, only to empower the speaker” -McCarthy on #ProxyVoting, calls it a scheme #NexstarDC
More than half of California House Democrats are voting by proxy, leaving 19 million people voiceless without representation -@GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy.
Whip Scalise and GOP leadership tying congress voting in person with the country reopening in general. Says the cost is too high not to reopen. #NexstarDC
Scalise says constitutionality of anything Congress passes with a proxy vote could be questioned in the future #NexstarDC
Congresswoman @Liz_Cheney says she’s open to some form of remote voting, but says Dems decided on #proxyvoting constitution #NexstarDC
As the presser wrapped up, congresswoman Cheney told reporters separately that she believes the President should stop tweeting about #JoeScarborough, adding the family of his now deceased former staffer is suffering #NexstarDC
I asked GOP Leader McCarty about #Twitter fact-checking the Presidents tweets about #MailInBallots that are provably false, he says he’s concerned about who’s doing the fact-checking #NexstarDC
“As a member designated by Mr. Desaulnier of California...Mr. Desaulnier will vote aye.” Congressman @RepDeSaulnier voted today through @DorisMatsui... ladies and gentlemen, this is what #ProxyVoting in Congress looks like #NexstarDC
Congressman Desaulnier is a cancer survivor and as recently as last month was in the ICU with non-#COVID related pneumonia, according to a statement from his family. Dems would argue he’s the quintessential reason for #proxy or remote voting during #coronavirus#NexstarDC
Our full story from yesterday on the House utilizing #ProxyVoting for the first time in its history #NexstarDC
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BREAKING: Kayleigh McEnany confirms President Trump has been taken to Walter Reed Medical Center. That’s a change of plans from this morning, when the President was going to remain at the White House @NewsNationNow
President Trump gave a thumbs up to the pool cameras on his way from the White House to Marine One. On his way to Walter Reed Medical Center for a few days, per WH Press Secretary @NewsNationNow
Walter Reed is full of local and federal law enforcement, entrance blocked off as President Trump begins his stay here at Walter Reed medical center @NewsNationNow
10 Democrat Senators signed this letter addressed to Sen. Lindsey Graham calling on him to state unequivocally that he will not consider any nominee to fill Justice Ginsburg's seat #RBG#RuthBaderGinsburg@NewsNationNow
The letter quotes Graham directly from 2016
1) “If there is a Republican President in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say ‘Lindsey Graham said let us let the next President, whoever it might be, make that nomination.’
2) And you could use my words against me, and you would be absolutely right.”
From President Trump's memo on defunding cities w/ social unrest "...it is imperative that the Federal Government review the use of Federal funds by jurisdictions that permit anarchy, violence, and destruction." @NewsNationNow#NexstarDC
"Yes, the President is serious about this."-Press Sec. Kayleigh McEnany got a few questions on this, mostly when pressed that the move is unconstitutional. POTUS does not have the authority to unilaterally withhold funds appropriated by Congress. #NexstarDC@NewsNationNow
McEnany broke down what this White House memo tries to accomplish in 3 parts...The legal experts & members of congress we've spoken to today say this is unconstitutional and will almost immediately be met by legal challenges. #NexstarDC@NewsNationNow