Virginia House committee votes halted as Democrats push for fully virtual special session

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Virginia House committees will not hold any special session votes on legislation this week after Democrats failed to get a supermajority vote Tuesday to immediately change the rules to allow online voting.

House Republicans quickly criticized the action, accusing Democrats of abandoning 400 years of tradition and rule of law to avoid public scrutiny of their agenda.

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