'There is a health risk of having all of us in the Capitol at the same time,' said one congressman. Electronic communications have improved since remote voting was considered in the early 1990s.
In the early 1990s, two dozen House lawmakers pitched an idea of voting electronically. The proposal didn't get very far."At the time we didn't have ... the electronic communications we have today to safely vote remotely," said Ohio Republican Rob Portman, who is now a senator."Now we do."
And more could sign on after the first two members of Congress made public they tested positive for the coronavirus illness.
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