April 22, 2020
PRESS RELEASE
House Democrats are quickly working behind-the-scenes to silence the voice of the American people by eliminating transparency and accountability. On Thursday, April 22nd, they may hold a vote to change the House rules to allow proxy voting. If this measure passes, a member will be able to cast a vote for another member who is not physically present. This leaves the door open for untold corruption and facilitates the swift passage of potentially dangerous and unread bills.
After learning of these efforts, Eagle Forum sent a letter to House Republican leadership and to the ranking member of the House Committee on Rules asking that they stop any efforts to allow proxy voting. While Democrats are limiting proxy voting to Coronavirus-related legislation, they are demanding that their political wish lists be inserted into “must pass” Coronavirus legislation. This measure will then allow such bills to be quickly passed without debate or full consideration. The measure also adds another layer of political complication by putting those representatives who cannot be physically present in a position to have to bargain with another member just to get a vote. We need our representatives to be accountable to their constituents, not their proxies!
House Republicans must uphold the integrity of each representative’s vote and they must protect representatives’ accountability to people they represent.
You can read the letter here.