Pelosi Extends Remote Voting Until 2 Days After November’s Midterm Election
Press Release from The Speaker Of The House:
Dear Colleague,
In light of the attached notification by the Sergeant-at-Arms, in consultation with the Office of Attending Physician, that a public health emergency is in effect due to a novel coronavirus, I am hereby extending the “covered period” designated on January 4, 2021, pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, until November 10, 2022.
Sincerely,
NANCY PELOSI
Today’s announcement comes less than a week after kids shampoo aficionado Joe Biden declared that ‘the pandemic is over’…
“The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over,” President Biden tells 60 Minutes in an interview in Detroit. https://t.co/7SixTE3OMT pic.twitter.com/s5fyjRpYuX
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 19, 2022
The House has allowed proxy voting since May of 2020, which Republicans have argued is unconstitutional…
House Republicans Sue Speaker Over Proxy Voting, House Quorum