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- The House approved a slew of historic rule changes on Friday, including the ability to vote by proxy, allowing representatives to work remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic.
- Voting by proxy — without being "present" as the Constitution requires — is an unprecedented move, which wasn't even resorted to during other challenging moments in US history.
- Democrats argue the House can rely on technology for remote work as the pandemic drags on. But Republicans objected to what they see as a power grab during the crisis. The vote was 217-189.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Neither Civil War nor Great Depression nor any other national crisis has pushed the House to allow lawmakers to vote by proxy — without being "present," as the Constitution requires. That's about to change during the coronavirus pandemic.
The House approved Friday a package of historic rules changes so Congress can keep functioning even while it's partly closed. The shift will dramatically change the look, if not the operation, of the legislative branch — launching a 21st century WFH House, like others, "working from home."
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