WASHINGTON — Rep. Karen Bass voted by proxy in the House last week as she filed paperwork in Los Angeles to run for mayor. Rep. Mo Brooks did the same to campaign for a Senate seat, tweeting a picture of himself shaking hands with Alabama Republicans.
Rep. Ro Khanna used proxy voting while sitting in a car in the U.S. Capitol parking lot, doing an online interview about his new book.
Nearly two years into Congress' first foray into allowing House members to vote remotely, lawmakers are using the practice for a wide array of reasons not originally intended.
