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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is forcing a vote on legislation to enable new parents serving in Congress to vote remotely in the weeks surrounding the birth of their child.
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Johnson went above and beyond to kill the legislation by putting forth “a measure that would block the proxy voting bill or any legislation on a similar topic from reaching the floor during the remai...
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President Donald Trump said he was "in favor" of allowing new mothers in Congress to vote by proxy. The move puts him at odds with House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) called her to discuss the possibility of allowing proxy voting only for new moms after President Trump appeared to back the Florida Republican in her efforts.
You’re having a baby, you should be able to call in and vote,” the president said aboard Air Force One on Thursday.
GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna signaled Thursday night that she and Speaker Mike Johnson may have found a way to end their standoff over the issue of remote voting for new parents in Congress.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is scrambling to break the impasse over the push to allow proxy voting for new parents, as the standoff between GOP leadership and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.)
I’m gonna let the speaker make the decision, but I like the idea of being able to – if you’re having a baby, I think you should be able to call in and vote,” Trump told reporters
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Trump backs Luna push for House parental proxy voting(The Hill) — President Trump said Thursday he supports the effort to allow for proxy voting for new parents in Congress, while the standoff between House GOP leadership and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) hardens over the issue. “I don’t know why it ...
The Republican speaker, who has mostly wielded power by relying on the threat of retribution from President Trump, has chosen an institutional fight it’s not clear he can win.