House Democrats Dominated Controversial Proxy Voting in 2021

House Democrats Dominated Controversial Proxy Voting in 2021
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to reporters as House Democrats work on infrastructure and spending bills on Capitol Hill on Nov. 4, 2021. Joshua Roberts/Getty Images
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Democrats dominated the controversial process of voting by proxy in 2021, according to a study released by the Republican-leaning Ripon Society.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pushed the absentee voting measure through, which allowed members of Congress to vote by proxy, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020. The measure allowed them to work from home, while purportedly satisfying the Constitution’s requirement that lawmakers be present to vote on and approve legislation.

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Joseph Lord is a congressional reporter for The Epoch Times.
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