Rep. Raul Grijalva has tested positive for COVID-19

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20. Here's Interior Sec. telling Grijalva he'll only debrief in person and the flight to D.C. was 'easy'

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213841895


Outrageous. This is in spite of a rules change that allowed for virtual attendance and proxy voting.

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2020/05/house-set-to-vote-on-temporary-measure-for-proxy-voting-remote-committee-work/ May 15

The House, about two months into the coronavirus pandemic, approved a temporary rules change Friday that would give members a chance to vote and participate in committee hearings remotely.

The resolution aims to reduce the number of days members of the House need to be physically present, and opens the door for committees holding virtual markups for must-pass legislation in the coming weeks and months.

The temporary rules change would allow voting by proxy, which would enable some members to designate a colleague to vote for them if they can’t return to Capitol Hill safely to cast their vote in person.

“This House must continue legislating,” House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said on the House floor. “And we have to do so in a way that is safe for all those around us.”

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