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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) said, “Ballot harvesting is illegal in many states for good reason — it has a long history of fraud and misuse. Ranking Member Davis and House Administration Republicans have done excellent work uncovering and protesting the rampant abuse of this tactic in California. Now, Speaker Pelosi wants to make ballot harvesting standard practice nationwide which, like so much in this new bill, would be a win for far-left Democrats and a loss for democracy. Rather than using a global pandemic to push shady election policies, Democrats should focus on the health and well-being of our citizens and our electoral processes.”

House Administration Committee Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), along with his Republican colleagues on the bipartisan taskforce to reopen Congress, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Rules Committee Ranking Member Tom Cole (R-Okla.), released a joint statement on the Democrat majority's proposal to implement proxy voting and remote proceedings within the House of Representatives. This proposal comes after Democrats rejected a plan from Republicans to reopen the House without putting forward their own plan to get Congress back to work.

Last Monday, Rep. Davis, along with his Republican colleagues on the bipartisan task force to reopen Congress, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Rules Committee Ranking Member Tom Cole (R-Okla.), releasing an operational plan with a "crawl, walk, run" approach on safely reopening the House. While the House continues to remain out of session, the Democrat majority has yet to release a plan of their own on how to get Members of Congress back to work.

Congress has already provided over $1.25 billion since 2018 to help states update their election infrastructure, $400 million alone from the previous CARES Act to help states make COVID-19 preparations, and the Election Assistance Commission is working around the clock to provide coronavirus guidance and resources for states to administer their elections. It's time for House Democrats to stop trying to take advantage of a national emergency to push their own political agenda.

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Republicans, led by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, put forth a plan on how the House can safely reopen to allow Members of Congress to get back to work.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal to discuss our process for reopening the House and recommendations from the House Administration Committee to get Congress operating effectively and safely.

WASHINGTON - Committee on House Administration top Republican Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after House Democrats unveiled their vote by proxy and remote proceedings proposal for Members of Congress.

WASHINGTON - Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) issued the statement following House Republicans prevailing with Democrats agreeing to come back to the table and form a bipartisan working group, including Davis, to review vote by proxy and remote proceedings in the House.