Putting it simply, our representatives in Congress aren’t willing to show up to do their jobs.
Proxy voting has been in place in the U.S. House of Representatives throughout the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, and over 175 representatives planned to use the practice — which has now become commonplace — to their advantage to not physically show up to vote on the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, one of the largest spending bills in American history that some have called an “economic assault on the middle class.” (RELATED: The Secret Sauce in the Schumer-Manchin Monstrosity)
Texas Congressman Chip Roy railed against the members of Congress Thursday night that were refusing to return to D.C. during the August recess period to vote on the legislation in person.
In the end, the bill passed the House 220-207 late Friday afternoon with Republicans unified in their opposition. (RELATED: Unpacking the Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act)
Every Democrat voted in favor of the bill, including about 80 who stubbornly chose to vote by proxy, despite a last-minute GOP plan to get “as many members as possible to vote by proxy” to prevent Democrats from having a physical quorum on the House floor.
Though the bill would have passed regardless, congressional Republicans still hope that a company adversely affected by the onerous tax provisions will sue to challenge the constitutionality of the Act.
The legislation passed the Senate last week with a count of 51-50 when Vice President Kamala Harris showed up to cast the tie-breaking vote. The Senate showed up to vote in person last week as there is no proxy voting allowed in the chamber. The House is a different story. (RELATED: The Schumer-Manchin Inflation Reduction Act Could Kill You)
As our team at American Liberty News has previously reported the bill would grossly expand the size of the federal government, allow the IRS to hire 87,000 more agents, destroy investment portfolios and give government handouts to “green energy” companies. (RELATED: Never Mind the Raid, Trump Should Focus on Killing the Inflation Reduction Act)
Famed investor and CNBC contributor Kevin O’Leary ripped the Democrats’ proposal on Squawk Box earlier this week, calling the “anti-inflation” name of legislation a “joke.”
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WTH, Gop? Companies do not have unlimited funding through the taxpayers to sue the government at will like members of the same uniparty, who use it like it is for them–free.
This is great. Just shutdown the buildings & have everyone vote
By proxy then open the capitol building for illegal aliens. Big Mooch
Obama can go over & make them lunch.
And, while you’re at it, revoke Congressional housing alloments, free premium insurance, per dium, etc. for those lazy bums so they can stay home annd live on their salaries like everyone else.
The only way I would be happy would be if my taxes went to the prison that holds all these thieves. I would like all these politicians to personally with their own money pay us back for all our money they spent/wasted. That’s right I want their money to pay us back!!
I’m more interested in HOW they vote rather than IF they “show up” to vote. They are probably afraid of being fire b0mbed if they show up. They don’t represent the people when they vote so if we know where they are when they vote, it scares the socks off them!
Worse than “phoning it in,” how many of them even READ IT before voting. 80% of Congress are a disgrace.
I want the name of every republican in both houses that votes for this travesty.
Congress NOT working for the Nation
Thanks RINOs
If the Elected Reps can’t vote live then they should not vote at all !
Screw Pelosi …. no one should trust her … she is a DRUNK !
The question rises, why not hold off the vote until the next session. Well, we all know why, it would give the law makers time to read this green energy cluster (biden).
I hope no one sends a proxy instead of a tax payment.