House Democrats had hoped this week to establish a proxy voting system that would enable it to act when a crisis like the current COVID-19 pandemic prevented many members from meeting safely in person at the Capitol. But Republican opposition prompted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to delay action pending a bipartisan study of Rules Committee chairman Jim McGovern’s plan to …
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April 24, 2020