Battle over proxy voting for new parents intensifies in House GOP

Battle over proxy voting for new parents intensifies in House GOP

The battle between Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and House GOP leaders over looming floor action to allow proxy voting for new parents is intensifying as both sides of the heated debate dig in their heels — with the clash potentially coming to a head as soon as next week. Luna says she has no…

Should New Parents Who Serve in Congress Get Special Rights?

GOP speaker ramps up war on new moms in the House

House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican leaders are trying to kill a push by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida to give new mothers in Congress the ability to vote by proxy as they recover from childbirth and bond with their newborns. Luna has...

Republican leadership trying to stop new moms from voting remotely

There's a bipartisan effort on Capitol Hill to let new parents in Congress vote remotely. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is openly opposing it because he believes it's unconstitutional. The bill's sponsors accused GOP leadership of making threats and playing hardball politics to squash the bill. Sponsors have enough signatures on a petition to bring the bill up for a vote despite leadership's objections. Full Story Representatives on Capitol…

Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Accuses GOP Leaders Of Bribes To Block Proxy Voting For New Parents

Florida Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna is accusing members of her own party’s leadership of using bribes and backroom deals in an attempt to derail her bipartisan push to allow proxy voting for new parents in the House of Representatives. The accusations come as the Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution — co-sponsored by Luna […] Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Accuses GOP Leaders Of Bribes To Block Proxy Voting For New Parents

GOP leaders accused of making threats to block bill to let new moms vote remotely

Lawmakers from both parties teamed up to force a House vote on a measure allowing new parents to vote by proxy for 12 weeks, but House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes it on Constitutional grounds.