158 House Members Proxy Voted For $700 Billion 'Inflation Reduction' Act

The House of Representatives on Friday voted to pass the $700 billion "Inflation Reduction" Act, which would not reduce inflation, and 158 of the lawmakers voted by proxy

• 158 lawmakers decided to vote by proxy at a time when there has been controversy surrounding the capability
• Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has extended it multiple times, citing the “public health emergency”
• However, a member having an active proxy letter does not mean they will not vote in person

The bill would:

• Allow Medicare to negotiate the price of drugs
• Extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies for three years
• Reduce the deficit by $300 billion
• Increase taxes while America just entered a recession
• Boost funding for the IRS
• Create hundreds of billions of dollars in green energy slush funds for the federal government

The term "proxy voting" would better be termed "convenience" voting since members of both parties have used it like that

• Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX)
• It is absurd that "lazy" Democrats and Republicans are going to use the "bullshit" proxy voting rule on the "garbage" Inflation Reduction Act instead of following the Constitution and showing up to vote in person

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/13/158-house-members-proxy-voted-for-700-billion-inflation-reduction-act/