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John Rutherford: “I would provide 200 years of precedent before this pandemic began and before this majority decided to implement proxy…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2022
I would provide 200 years of precedent before this pandemic began and before this majority decided to implement proxy voting for the first time ever in American history.
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John Rutherford
Republican · Florida

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Rutherford cites historical precedent against proxy voting.

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