Greg Pence Opposes Voting by Proxy, Will be in D.C. to Vote on Behalf of Indiana's Sixth District

Statement

U.S. Congressman Greg Pence (IN-06) today released a statement on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to temporarily implement remote voting by proxy on legislation to combat COVID-19 in the U.S. House of Representatives.

"Throughout our nation's history, Representatives in the People's House have voted in person through national crises like the Civil War, both World Wars, and 9/11 just to name a few. While our nation continues to fight the Coronavirus, Nancy Pelosi and her Democrat colleagues are using this pandemic to push proxy voting through the United States House of Representatives to consolidate power among Washington's elite powerbrokers and further away from the American People.

The Hoosiers of Indiana's Sixth Congressional District voted to send me to Washington, D.C. It is my solemn duty to represent my constituents and cast votes in the House on their behalf, not to pass my vote to someone else who may have never stepped foot in our district. I am traveling to Capitol Hill later today to support hardworking Americans and small businesses, but I will oppose this Democrat proxy voting scheme," said Congressman Pence.

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