DC Circuit Strikes Down GOP Challenge to Proxy Voting
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DC Circuit Strikes Down GOP Challenge to Proxy Voting
2021-07-20 19:51:54
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON  - A Republican-led challenge to a House resolution allowing members to vote remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic ended abruptly Tuesday after the D.C. Circuit held it had no authority to review a “core” legislative act of Congress. House Resolution... Read More

Secure Remote Voting Possible for the House, But Opposition Remains
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Secure Remote Voting Possible for the House, But Opposition Remains

WASHINGTON — House members could securely vote remotely from outside the Capitol using technology that already exists, according to a report from Democrats on the House Administration Committee, but there remains stiff opposition to an expansion of remote voting. The House approved temporary rules changes in May... Read More

House Proxy Voting Extended Through Mid-August
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House Proxy Voting Extended Through Mid-August
2020-06-30 16:58:51
by Dan McCue

Proxy voting has been extended through mid-August in the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Monday.  House Sergeant-at-Arms Paul D. Irving, in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician, notified Pelosi that the public health emergency due to the coronavirus... Read More

House Republicans Sue Speaker to Block Proxy Voting Rule
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House Republicans Sue Speaker to Block Proxy Voting Rule
2020-05-27 13:05:17
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, along with 20 other Republican lawmakers sued House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tuesday night in a bid to block the first proxy votes in congressional history. The House is returning to Washington Wednesday to... Read More

Pelosi Slams McConnell for Comments on House Remote Voting Rules
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Pelosi Slams McConnell for Comments on House Remote Voting Rules
2020-05-22 19:52:53
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday of "deliberately misleading" the public about House remote voting rules adopted by the chamber last week. Speaking on the floor of the Senate on Thursday,... Read More

Horn Says It’s Time to Get Back to Work, Focus on Targeted, Bipartisan Aid Package
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Horn Says It's Time to Get Back to Work, Focus on Targeted, Bipartisan Aid Package
2020-05-18 16:29:52
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - If there's a simple way to sum up the message Rep. Kendra Horn delivered to her colleagues and constituents during the marathon session of the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, it was that enough is enough. In... Read More

Brindisi Sees Congress As Eager, But Cautious About Capitol Hill Return
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Brindisi Sees Congress As Eager, But Cautious About Capitol Hill Return
2020-05-15 19:49:09
by Dan McCue

For Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., the sentiments of those he was elected to serve have become a familiar refrain over the course of the coronavirus emergency. "Folks are anxious to reopen the economy, of course, but mostly, I think they're... Read More

House Sets Bipartisan Panel to Look at Proxy Voting and Other Issues
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House Sets Bipartisan Panel to Look at Proxy Voting and Other Issues
2020-04-22 19:50:49
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday shelved a vote on a temporary change to House rules to allow proxy voting, announcing instead that a bipartisan panel will look at it and other issues relating to House operations during... Read More

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