Luna accuses House Freedom Caucus of smear; exits group over parental proxy voting battle
- Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna has left the House Freedom Caucus over a conflict regarding her proxy voting proposal for new parents, citing a "betrayal" by fellow members.
- The proposal for allowing proxy voting if lawmakers have had a child within 12 weeks garnered bipartisan support but faced opposition from some members of the Freedom Caucus.
- Luna expressed concerns about betrayal and backroom dealings within the caucus in her resignation letter.
- The House Freedom Caucus has experienced internal dissent and has lost multiple members recently, signaling ongoing conflicts about leadership and legislative priorities.
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Quits House Freedom Caucus
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna announced in a letter on Monday that she would be resigning from the conservative Republican House Freedom Caucus. While praising the conservative caucus’s chairman, Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., as a “model of integrity” with a “gentlemanly approach,” Luna, R-Fla., took issue with the conduct of some unnamed members of the caucus. The Daily Signal reached out to Harris, who declined to comment. “I cannot remain part of a caucu…
Another Defection for the House Freedom Caucus
The House Freedom Caucus has lost yet another member, and she's not exiting quietly. On Monday, GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida submitted a letter to the conservative hard-liner group explaining she was resigning "with a heavy heart," after she says her respect for them was "shattered" last week,...
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