Telecommuting Congress?

It makes so much sense, it must be a satire by The Onion, but no, it is for real.  Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.) wants to create a "virtual Congress," where lawmakers would leverage videoconferencing and other remote work technology to conduct their daily duties in Washington from their home districts. 
“Thanks to modern technology, members of Congress can debate, vote, and carry out their constitutional duties without having to leave the accountability and personal contact of their congressional districts. Keeping legislators closer to the people we represent would pull back Washington's curtain and allow constituents to see and feel, first-hand, their government at work,"

I can't believe a Republican proposed it first.  I'm writing my Congressmen to tell them to go for it.