Jim McGovern actually said...

"Should we have said to them, Coloradans (sic), by act of happenstance, you will not be represented. I think not."

"I suggest to you that this comment about proxy voting only presumes the outcome would be different if, in fact, we precluded somebody from voting if they were sick if, per chance, they were absent."

"While proxy voting wasn't created for a number of the situations we talked about here today, it has actually helped increase voting participation in the House, believe it or not."

"Other measures such as the greater adoption of remote working tools ought to remain in place, in my opinion, Mr. Chairman, because we have seen how they help make the House more accountable, transpare..."