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Mary Gay Scanlon: “I fought to make this rules change at the outset of the pandemic because I wanted to protect my family, my community…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2022
I fought to make this rules change at the outset of the pandemic because I wanted to protect my family, my community, and to protect the continuity of government for this body.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Scanlon emphasizes the importance of proxy voting for safety and government continuity during the pandemic.

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