Tentative deal is reached in Republican fight over proxy voting for new parents
- GOP Representative Anna Paulina Luna announced an agreement with Speaker Mike Johnson to allow proxy voting for new parents, which had disrupted House operations.
- Luna and Johnson agreed to a procedure called 'live/dead pairing' to let members vote by proxy when they cannot be present.
- Former President Donald Trump expressed support for proxy voting for new parents, stating it should be allowed when having a baby.
- Luna indicated that disinformation contributed to the House's shutdown, expressing relief at the resolution of the standoff.
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If You Can’t Show Up to Vote, Your Vote Shouldn’t Count
Governing a nation is not supposed to be done from the couch. America is in the midst of multiple crises and yet somehow the House is still stuck on the notion of proxy voting. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s push for proxy voting sabotaged the Republican agenda while once again trying to go back to having …
I Rebuke you in the name of Jesus
From Raw Story this afternoon April 8, 2028 AD: The rising tension between GOP members over the controversial budget and the recent battle over a petition allowing new mothers to vote by proxy is prompting Republican infighting. At one point, Rep. W....
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