US EditionThese 9 House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership over parental proxy voting
- A coalition of nine Republicans and 213 Democrats defeated a measure aimed at stopping a bipartisan proposal for parental proxy voting.
- The rebellion was driven by concerns over language that aimed to undermine a discharge petition by Anna Paulina Luna, which had secured 218 signatures.
- Luna announced her departure from the House Freedom Caucus, criticizing some members for opposing her discharge petition concerning parental remote voting.
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'Whole idea of proxy voting is the concern': Top Republican digs in amid GOP rule fight
House Republican leaders are showing no signs of compromising in their bitter fight with their own rank and file over whether to allow members of Congress who need maternity leave to vote from home, with Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) appearing to tell CNN's Manu Raju that it's now more about ...
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 th…
House Clears Schedule After Proxy Vote Snafu
House GOP leaders scrubbed the floor schedule for the week after a small number of Republicans banded together with Democrats to derail an attempt to stop a bipartisan proposal that would allow proxy voting for new parents. Nine Republicans joined with 213 Democrats to defeat a rule that provided for consideration of bills that had ...
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