[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H46]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       OPPOSITION TO PROXY VOTING

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, there is no substitute for conducting the 
business of the American people in person.
  On Monday, 80 members of the majority voted ``present'' by proxy. 
This is one of the most asinine things that has become commonplace 
under one-party rule by the majority.
  Have House Democrats become so averse to work that they now believe 
voting from their couches is a viable option?
  Mr. Speaker, it is time to end proxy voting once and for all. It is 
one of the many blemishes that have been put on this great body under 
one-party rule.
  If the current majority won't end proxy voting, Republicans will 
snuff it out entirely when we take back the House. It is past time to 
get back to work.

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