07/17/2023
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"The only purpose of proxy voting should be due to the ongoing health emergency, which no longer exists, in my opinion."
"the quote/unquote, bipartisan infrastructure bill was the biggest surrender of institutional authority by this body that I have ever seen in 20 years."
"Congress is not, nor has it ever been, a virtual body, and we cannot simply turn off our responsibilities to our constituents."
"When we don't meet those expectations, when we don't lead by example, we lose the moral authority to lead our country during one of the most perilous times in our history when such leadership is most ..."