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Citing "extensive ‘moonlighting,' junketing, and political campaigning," Senator Margaret Chase Smith proposed an amendment to punish absenteeism in Congress. It failed, partly because the language was so inflexible that it didn't exempt members for illness. Opposition also came from members who felt that voting was only one way that members served their constituents at home.
Petition for a constitutional amendment to expel members of Congress who are absent for more than 40 percent of roll call votes, circa 1971, Records of the U.S. Senate |