GOP Rep. Calvert ‘Forgot’ to Cast Proxy Vote to Kill Capitol Security Funding Bill

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GOP Rep. Calvert ‘Forgot’ to Cast Proxy Vote to Kill Capitol Security Funding Bill

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The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives has passed one of the most partisan bills imaginable.

The House passed a bill 213 – 212 that will provide $1.9 billion for “additional security measures” at the U.S. Capitol.

And it turns out that the bill only passed because one Republican “forgot” to cast his vote, which would have been against the bill, thus killing it.

California GOP Rep. Ken Calvert claims he “forgot” to cast a proxy vote on behalf of Texas GOP Rep. John Carter, which ultimately would have killed the $1.9 trillion Capitol security funding bill.

Carter submitted a letter to the clerk of the House of Representatives dated May 14 giving Calvert authority to cast his vote by proxy “due to the ongoing public health emergency.”

A “no” vote from Carter would have tied the vote.

A tied vote would have sunk the bill in the House since it would have blocked it from passing.

The House cannot break a tying vote like the Senate, where the vice president can vote when the votes are tied.

But there’s more to the story that raises suspicion.

Carter had successfully voted by proxy on the “the motion to recommit” earlier in the day, just not the final vote on the supplemental security bill.

A spokesperson for Carter said the congressman “would have voted against the bill if his proxy vote was counted for the final vote. The congressman included a statement in the record that he would’ve voted no.”

“Rep. Calvert had been voting by proxy for Rep. Carter throughout the week. Rep. Calvert made a mistake and simply forgot to cast Rep. Carter’s vote,” the spokesperson added.

The records show Calvert voted in-person on the final vote.

During the pandemic, Pelosi has given representatives the option to vote by proxy or in-person.

Beyond that, Democrats were able to pass one of the most partisan bills imaginable.

The House passed a bill 213 – 212 that will provide $1.9 billion for “additional security measures” at the U.S. Capitol.

Texas Republican Rep. Lance Gooden argued that Democrats would rather spend money on a wall ”around this building in D.C.” than they would on finishing a border wall advocated by Trump.

Some Democrats opposed the added security measures, as well.

Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar said just before the vote that she had “not been convinced of the importance of the money.”

The bill includes money for new fencing that would protect the grounds while removing the current perimeter.

The legislation says the money cannot be used to install permanent above-ground fencing.

Other improvements would be to better secure windows and doors, install new security vestibules and cameras, and protect members with increased security at home and in Washington, as threats against them have doubled in the last year.

But wait, there’s plenty of other “liberal goodies” in the bill.

The legislation renames a wellness program for Capitol Police as the Howard C. Liebengood Center for Wellness and adds mental health counselors and resilience specialists for trauma support.

Several Republicans have come out against Democrats recently passing a bill to create a commission to study the Jan. 6 mayhem at the U.S. Capitol.

Arizona GOP Rep. Paul Gosar claimed during a congressional hearing last week that “outright propaganda and lies are being used to unleash the national security state against law-abiding US citizens, especially Trump voters.”

Gosar described those who took part on Jan. 6 as “peaceful patriots” and Babbitt as a “veteran wrapped in the American flag” and “executed.”

The “real” insurrection, he claimed, was the FBI’s investigation into “Russia, Russia, Russia” following the 2016 elections.

Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called on Congress to investigate “BLM and Antifa” for “domestic terrorism.”
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