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Earlier this week, Speaker Johnson shut down the House to avoid a vote on proxy voting. Now, however, President Trump has voiced his support for the measure, causing the Speaker to reach out to the representatives he so strongly disagreed with.
From Fox News. President Donald Trump said he supports letting new moms in Congress vote by proxy, putting him at odds with House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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“You’re having a baby, I think you should be able to call in and vote,” Trump told reporters Thursday on Air Force One. “I’m in favor of that.” …
He said he had spoken with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., one of the lead GOP voices behind the plan.
Luna and Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo., are pushing a proposal that would let new parents vote by proxy for 12 weeks while caring for their newborns. …
Johnson, however, has historically opposed proxy voting, previously calling it unconstitutional and warning it was misused under then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi during COVID. But after Trump’s endorsement, Luna revealed that Johnson reached out to her. …
Update: @SpeakerJohnson has called me after POTUS statement and we discussed limiting the vote to just new moms who cannot physically travel in event of emergency etc. This is smart. Remember: only 13 in US history. Also, this should not have anything to do with the legislation…
— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) April 3, 2025
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(Excerpt from Fox News. Photo Credit: The White House)