US EditionHouse Republicans torpedo Johnson effort to block proxy voting for new parents
- Nine Republicans and all Democrats voted against Speaker Johnson's procedural measure, sending Congress members home on Tuesday.
- Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna's proposal aimed to let new parents vote by proxy for up to 12 weeks, which was typical during the pandemic.
- Following the vote, Speaker Johnson stated that no further House votes would occur this week, impacting legislative plans amid budget deadlines.
- There is ongoing tension within the Republican Party regarding rules governing proxy voting, as several members voiced dissatisfaction over leadership decisions.
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna clashes with GOP House leaders, plans tele-town hall
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and House GOP leadership are at odds. The Pinellas County Republican is pushing to allow new parents the ability to vote by proxy, or remotely, for up to 12 weeks after having a baby. New bill seeks to alleviate burden on Florida citrus growers as orange groves disappear It’s a push that some Republicans in the chamber don’t want to see happen. GOP critics fear it’ll open "Pandora’s box"…
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Anna Paulina Luna, 2022, Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsYou know those Republicans, they can’t govern. Not even each other! They are all grownup versions of the kids nobody wanted to play with on the playground, because they have meltdowns when they get the tiniest scratch, and every time they lose they whine about changing the rules.Now no-nuttin’ Moses of Congress Mike Johnson is s…
Speaker Johnson suffers defeat in his push to block new parents in U.S. House from proxy voting
House Speaker Mike Johnson endured a decisive defeat after he staged an unusually aggressive effort to squash a proposal for new parents in Congress to able to vote by proxy, rather than in person, as they care for newborns.
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