Pelosi extends House proxy voting through at least mid-May
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday extended the period by which House vote by proxy through May 14 as the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic wanes and more municipalities across the United States relax restrictions.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. On Monday, Pelosi announced that proxy voting will remain in place for House members through at least May 14. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) The U.S. Capitol. (Kelly Laco/Fox News) ( ) House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. McCarthy and Republicans have opposed proxy voting and have called for the practice to stop. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
"In light of the attached notification by the Sergeant-at-Arms, in consultation with the Office of Attending Physician, that a public health emergency is in effect due to a novel coronavirus, I am hereby extending the 'covered period,'" Pelosi wrote.