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Good Tuesday morning, I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to your political playbook audio briefing.

And I'm Anna Palmer. A quiet behind-the-scenes battles beginning to bubble in the House between Republicans and Democrats over a rules change that would make it easier for the chamber to hold votes in the middle of this pandemic.

House Democrats want to change the rules to allow for proxy voting,

where one member in Washington would be able to cast their vote for an absent lawmaker in the case of an emergency.

But House Republicans privately say they don't want to change the chamber's rules in the middle of this pandemic.

The leadership says such a change would be made under duress without a hearing that explores the various options, upsides, and pitfalls. The leadership,

including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, is among the skeptical. Nancy Pelosi could

theoretically push through a rules change with just Democrats, but the proxy system is complicated

and could require cooperation

between the two parties. As envisioned, it would theoretically require lawmakers who can't make it

to the House during a recorded tally to communicate their absence to their leadership who would

then pair them up with someone in D.C. That person would cast a vote on their behalf. In the next

few days, harmony between the two parties will be important.

The House and Senate need to pass a refresh of the PPP, a big spending bill and other funding,

and Pelosi and McCarthy will need to work together to make sure there are enough people in the chamber to vote.

There's some chatter and GOP leadership that a sudden attempt to change the rules could sour the mood,

although Pelosi could pass the PPP and then change the rules. Breaking overnight, President Donald Trump tweeted at 10.6 p.m.

In light of the attack from the invisible enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our

great American citizens, I will be signing an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United

States. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that administration officials said the order wouldn't

make substantial changes to current U.S. policy, since the administration has already halted

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