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More than a quarter of Democrats plan remote voting this week

By Susan Ferrechio
Published May 27, 2020 4:01am ET
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More than a quarter of Democrats plan remote voting this week
Dozens of House Democrats have signaled they will vote remotely this week under a historic change that will, for the first time, allow proxy voting to pass legislation. No Republicans so far have indicated they’ll seek a proxy vote, and GOP leaders Tuesday filed a lawsuit in D.C. District Court to block the proxy voting […]

Dozens of House Democrats have signaled they will vote remotely this week under a historic change that will, for the first time, allow proxy voting to pass legislation.

No Republicans so far have indicated they’ll seek a proxy vote, and GOP leaders Tuesday filed a lawsuit in D.C. District Court to block the proxy voting scheme.

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