On the recordSeptember 22, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I think America expects Congress to lead, and we are seeing, again, across the Nation, people get back to their lives, get back to normal. Certainly, there are many safe precautions that have been taken. But clearly, showing up to work is something that Americans expect Congress to do, and I just cannot think of a reason why Members of this body--while we get on airplanes and fly back and forth to our districts every week. I see so many of our Members on both sides of the aisle attending events and speaking at various functions and, certainly, they are not campaigning remotely. I can't think of a reason why we wouldn't do away with proxy voting and show up here in the people's House in person. Mr. Speaker, I would love to see if my colleague from New York has any insight into that. {time} 1700
