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Mike Gallagher: I think if you read the text of the Constitution, words like 'meeting,' 'assemble,' 'attendance,' 'present,' 'absent,'…

On the recordMarch 16, 2022
I think if you read the text of the Constitution, words like 'meeting,' 'assemble,' 'attendance,' 'present,' 'absent,' 'recess,' 'sitting,' 'seat,' it clearly requires a Member of Congress to be actually present.
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Mike Gallagher
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

He interprets constitutional language as necessitating physical presence in Congress.

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