In a historic first, Congress votes by proxy amid coronavirus restrictions
To help save lives, lawmakers were given the option of voting by proxy so as not to travel to Washington. This was not even permitted during the 1918 Spanish flu.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) administers the oath of office to House members and delegates of the U.S. House of Representatives at the start of the 116th Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019(photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
