Several Republicans tell House they can't attend votes due to 'public health emergency.' AKA CPAC

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Manu Raju
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Feb 26, 2021
NEWS: Several Republicans in the House have skipped Friday's votes and enlisted their colleagues to vote on their behalf, signing letters saying they couldn't attend "due to the ongoing public health emergency."

But those members are scheduled to be at CPAC

Manu Raju
@mkraju
The members include Rep. Matt Gaetz -- as well as some of Trump's staunchest defenders who are listed as speakers, like Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona, Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina and Ted Budd of North Carolina.

Several Republicans tell House they can't attend votes due to 'public health emergency.' They're...
Several of former President Donald Trump's closest Republican allies in the House have skipped Friday's votes and enlisted their colleagues to vote on their behalf, signing letters saying they can't...
cnn.com
1:21 PM · Feb 26, 2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/politics/cpac-house-republicans-proxy-voting/index.html

[Ohiogal]

1. Lying

Is what Republicans do best ...

[Tommy Carcetti]

2. Well, if they insist on going maskless at CPAC, perhaps they are actually right.

CPAC is a public health emergency.

[tanyev]

8. They're certainly doing everything they can to make it so.

[underpants]

3. Since we can someone vote in their place ?

Is this new?

[Atticus]

4. So, essentially, these scuzballs LIED to the House. Is there no penalty available for that?

Have we become so accustomed to Republicans telling us transparent lies to our faces and then smirking behind our backs that we now just "let them slide"?

I think peeling wide strips of bloody meat off their asses should be the LEAST that happens!

[NewHendoLib]

5. health issues between their ears

[choie]

6. If they're at this kkk conference

and not wearing masks, will they be forced to quarantine for 2 weeks before being allowed to attend house proceedings in person?

[pecosbob]

7. Hold the votes without them present and ignore their proxies

We have a quorum whether they participate or not.

[dsc]

9. Now to be honest, I have no real problem with permitting proxy voting in a pandemic

but do you know who did, pretty much each and every person on that list. They whined and whined when Democrats put that in and whined and whined so more as it was used by members who actually had COVID or were quarantining due to having been exposed. Can you imagine what the press reaction would be to a group of Democrats being so blatantly hypocritical.