Chad Pergram
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More than half of all House members, 230, have filed letters to vote by proxy today. Mbrs are only supposed to proxy vote if they are having an issue with COVID. Critics have blasted mbrs for abusing the proxy voting process when they are not dealing with COVID
Today’s vote on the omnibus spending bill may mark the last time House members are able to vote by proxy. House GOPers vow to end proxy voting when they take control next year. The House implemented proxy voting in the spring of ‘20 when the pandemic started.
Chad Pergram
@ChadPergram
A) GOP TX Rep Roy on omnibus bill: We had 18 Republicans who joined with Democrats in the Senate, get on their fancy planes and go home..What you see here on the floor of the House of Representatives, you make everybody ashamed.
B) Roy: They were more concerned about catching their flights for Christmas. Coming to me and saying, ‘we can’t be here over Christmas.’ Well, why the hell not?
C) Roy: The American people deserve us to be here over Christmas, actually fighting for them instead of trying to catch planes while half this body are going to vote by proxy. Have these bodies not even going to be here. And they’re lying.
D) Roy: They’re lying on forms saying that they’re voting by proxy for COVID and it’s a lie. And half this body’s going to do it.
11:11 AM · Dec 23, 2022