The House will vote next week on a major — though temporary — change in the chamber's rules to allow lawmakers to cast votes remotely for colleagues who can’t travel to Washington amid the outbreak
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Tuesday vowed to move ahead with plans to allow proxy voting during the coronavirus pandemic, with or without support from Republicans.
last week to alter the rules after Republicans balked. Party leaders instead created a task force led by Hoyer and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to come up with changes that both parties could approve.
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