Most House members didn't show up in person to vote on a $1.7 trillion government funding bill

Dec 23 2022 by Business Insider

 
An unusually-full House chamber during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Congress on Wednesday.

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The House passed a $1.7 trillion government funding bill Friday, sending it to President Biden's desk. But a majority of House members were not physically present for the vote due to proxy voting. The practice began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but lawmakers have since used it for other reasons.

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