House Democrats plan to allow members who cannot travel to Washington due to the coronavirus to vote by proxy — allowing another member to cast their vote for them.
WASHINGTON — The House is working to change the way they’ve voted for the past 200 years to ensure members’ safety amid, allowing some members to cast votes without having to travel to Washington. But some Republicans oppose the idea, saying it would break with tradition.
Although House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was initially reluctant to support a remote voting policy, House leadership now supports the proxy voting idea, given the continued spread of the coronavirus. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer went further than Pelosi,as well, including holding hearings by video-conference and working on legislation.
Republicans acknowledge that the House’s Democratic majority gives Republicans virtually no power to stop the measure and have resigned to ceremoniously objecting.
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