.@GOPLeader & @RodneyDavis say @SpeakerPelosi is preparing to institute full remote voting, a HUGE change for Congress: “Speaker Pelosi is once again attempting to consolidate power in the House of Representatives while rewarding members of her party for their compliance.”
/2 McCarthy & Davis cite an 11/10 letter sent by @RepZoeLofgren to Pelosi: republicanleader.house.gov/wp-content/upl…
/3 More McCarthy & Davis: “Chairperson Lofgren’s letter would pave the way for an expansion of the current proxy voting scheme into a fully-remote ‘vote by text’ operation that is unproven, unsecure, and unconstitutional.”
/4 Democrats instituted proxy voting on the floor earlier this year in response to the pandemic. Republicans complained it would harm the House but it didn’t seem to have any negative impact
/5 Democrats say that this Lofgren letter doesn’t mean a change in House procedures in imminent, but clearly GOP leaders suspect otherwise.
/6 And with the pandemic growing worse, there will clearly be more debate over the best way the House can conduct the people’s business while protecting lawmakers, staff, and especially reporters (the linchpin of democracy.)
/7 Senior Dem aide: “This is a required step pursuant to a resolution passed by the House and not under consideration by leadership. We appreciate the minority’s theatrics.”
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