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Speaker Mike Johnson and Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna say they have cut a deal to end the fight over proxy voting for new parents, which will re-open the House floor after nearly a week of legis...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., struck a deal with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., over her push to allow new parents to vote remotely in a compromise that GOP leaders hope will appease all factio...

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Speaker Johnson cuts deal with Rep. Luna over parental proxy voting
Speaker Mike Johnson and Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna say they have cut a deal to end the fight over proxy voting for new parents.
Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna reach proxy voting agreement
Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said on Sunday that she reached an agreement with House Speaker Mike Johnson over her push to allow new parents to vote by proxy, after a standoff between the two Republicans that left the House paralyzed for a week.
Luna reaches deal with Johnson after standoff over remote votes for new parents
The House speaker suffered an embarrassing defeat during a procedural vote last week that would have killed the Florida congresswoman's discharge petition.
GOP leaders strike deal on new parents voting in Congress. Here’s how it works
Speaker Johnson has agreed to revive a procedure known as ‘vote pairing’ which would allow members to cast their opinion from afar without their absence affecting the final outcome.
Luna, Speaker Johnson reach an agreement on voting for new parents
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said Sunday that she and House Speaker Mike Johnson have reached an agreement on a voting accommodation for new parents that will avoid bringing back proxy voting.
Luna and Johnson strike deal to end proxy voting feud
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) have reached a deal to end her effort to ensure new parents can vote by proxy. Last week, Luna
Rep. Luna signals potential end to remote voting standoff
GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna signaled Thursday night that she and Speaker Mike Johnson may have found a way to end their standoff over the issue of remote voting for new parents in Congress.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna leaves House Freedom Caucus over effort to block remote voting for new moms in Congress
Luna co-sponsored a bipartisan measure to allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely around the birth of their child. Some conservatives are trying to stop it.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna clashes with GOP House leaders, plans tele-town hall
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.
Republicans Turn On Each Other Over Voting Rules
On Tuesday, nine Republicans joined all Democrats in a 222–206 vote defeating Johnson's procedural rule, which would have blocked Luna from forcing action on the proxy voting proposal. Trump said he was "in favor" of allowing new parents in Congress to vote by proxy while speaking aboard Air Force One on Thursday.
Sean Duffy’s daughter lays into Luna proxy voting push: ‘Feel free to resign’
Alfonso, laid into the effort for proxy voting led by Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna after the House tanked a procedural rule on Tuesday. “When my baby sister was born with two holes in her heart and needed a very risky surgery,
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Republican rep learns the hard way Congress isn't built for mothers
Congressperson Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) quit the House "Freedom" Caucus when they refused to support allowing recent mothers to vote by proxy. During the pandemic, Congresspeople were allowed to vote by proxy for a host of reasons.
Luna’s proxy voting battle hits House floor with GOP divided
Eyes will be on Republicans to see if they buck leadership and the Freedom Caucus to vote down a rule killing Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's parent proxy voting bill.
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