A list of changes are being made by a GOP-led House that chafed at some of the restrictions Democrats put in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Jan. 6 insurrection.
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers no longer have to walk through metal detectors before gaining access to the House floor. And any time they do vote, they will have to do so in person — no more voting by proxy from home.
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., the House majority leader, said ending proxy voting would increase collaboration and speed up the voting process. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., calls the move to go back to the lower threshold"allowing the far-right to hold the incoming speaker hostage." And some moderate Republicans agree with that assessment.
The Republican rules package would essentially gut the office, according to advocacy groups opposing the changes being made.
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