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On the recordMarch 16, 2022
In fact, over 17,000 votes, over 17,000 votes, almost 10 percent of all votes cast in the House last year was by proxy.
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

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Smith criticizes the extensive use of proxy voting in Congress.

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