Claim: Cathy McMorris Rodgers authored a bill that would authorize judges to conduct procedural hearings by way of closed circuit television, thereby allowing defendants to be arraigned on video, reducing the time, effort, security, and money that was previously used to transport defendants to physical court hearings.
Evidence: When asked to name an instance when she well represented her constituents' interests, she pointed to a bill she sponsored that would authorize judges to conduct procedural hearings by way of closed circuit television, thereby allowing defendants to be arraigned on video.