Democrats are pushing ahead with historic changes to House rules despite vocal GOP opposition, setting the stage for a potential showdown on the floor when lawmakers return Thursday
to a Senate bill on Tuesday that would allow remote voting "if necessary." McConnell rejected it on the floor.
"Whatever we would do on proxy voting, at this time, would be strictly related to the coronavirus," Pelosi said of the proxy voting push. "It’s not just about us. It’s about the staff, it’s about the press, it’s about the security, it’s about those who run the buildings." And McCarthy said in a letter to Pelosi on Tuesday that he was aware of “reports” of the plans for proxy voting and wanted more details about how it would work — including how it would “avoid abuses of power.”
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