Congress should get back to work

Published April 22, 2020 4:00am ET



Instead of President Trump adjourning Congress so he can make “recess appointments” to executive agencies and judges, Congress should reconvene to do the people’s business.

We have argued before in favor of allowing remote voting temporarily. This is something now under consideration. But if Congress cannot figure out a plan to do so without fear of legal challenges, they have to figure out an alternative way to reopen safely.

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