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President Trump on Thursday threw his support behind a bipartisan effort to allow proxy voting for new parents in Congress, dealing a major blow to Speaker Mike Johnson’s attempts to kill the measure.
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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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Trump Supports Proxy Voting for New Parents in Congress, a Blow to Johnson
The president’s comment was a rare instance in which he and House Speaker Mike Johnson were not on the same side of an issue.
Trump abandons Johnson, endorses Luna’s new parent proxy voting bill
President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Anna Paulina Luna‘s (R-FL) new parent proxy voting bill on Thursday in a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who has been working hard to kill the legislation he believes is “unconstitutional.
House effort to allow remote votes for new parents survives, in major defeat for Johnson
House Speaker Mike Johnson called the outcome "disappointing," adding that a "handful of Republicans joined with all the Democrats to take down a rule — that's rarely done."
Mike Johnson Inexplicably Doesn’t Want to Help Out New Parents in Congress
What on earth are Republican leaders thinking in trying to stop a Republican proposal to make it easier for new parents to vote in Congress?
Proxy voting proposal moves forward despite GOP resistance
Only about a dozen women in history have given birth while serving in Congress, the first in the 1970s. Many lawmakers who are also new parents argue the legislative branch has not updated its
These 9 House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership over parental proxy voting
Nine House Republicans defied GOP leadership on Tuesday and opposed an effort to block a bill instituting proxy voting for new parents from coming to the floor, halting key legislative action in
Speaker Johnson suffers defeat as GOP rebels tank effort to block remote voting for new parents
Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday abruptly halted all work in the House after suffering a major defeat over his push to block remote voting in Congress for new parents.
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Trump deals a brutal blow to Mike Johnson in his battle for the House floor
President Trump threw his weight behind Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) in her fight with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) over allowing lawmakers who are new parents to vote by proxy. Why it matters: His comments will likely further embolden Luna and make it even more difficult for Johnson to defang her efforts to force a vote on the issue.
Mike Johnson’s Attempt to Kill a Vote Really Backfired This Week
Several months later, an aggressive attempt from House Republican leadership to prevent this from getting a vote backfired, prompting an irritated Speaker Mike Johnson to send House members home for the week—on a Tuesday afternoon!
GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says Speaker Johnson ‘held hostage’ by far-right members over remote voting fight
GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who left the House Freedom Caucus over its opposition to her push for remote voting for new parents, accused some members of the conservative group of holding Speaker Mike Johnson “hostage” over the matter and acting “disingenuous.
Bitter House GOP divisions erupt after Johnson shuts down votes over Republican mutiny
House Republicans are still at odds after GOP leaders suffered an embarrassing defeat on the House floor by members of their own party.
Luna’s proxy voting battle hits House floor with GOP divided
House Republicans are preparing for a fiery legislative battle Tuesday afternoon between rank-and-file members and leadership over whether new parents should be given special permission to vote remotely.
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