about the proper functioning of
congress.
we have two house members who
tested positive for the virus.
one person, tom cole, who has
been associated with them, he
has gone into voluntary
quarantine.
can you proceed normally?
can congress do its job in a
situation like this?
>> stuart, as you know, maybe
itch a concern about this i
think that we should have the
ability during times of
emergency and these will be very
rare instances, for congress to
be able to express itself
remotely.
in other words, gathering the
house of representatives right
now is a decision, the speaker
and the republican leader will
have to make.
i'm not going to prejudge what
they might decide, but when you
have people who have tested
positive and people have been
exposed to them,
self-quarantining, it is hard
for me to imagine right now
people gathering in the normal
way.
maybe there is a way to gather
through more social distancing
but i think this is an example
of where remote voting is
necessary.
in extreme...