Nine GOP House members voted with all 213 House Democrats to reject, 222-206, a procedural vote that would have blocked consideration of the proposed proxy vote for parents of newborns.

With the House at a standstill, Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to fold on his strong opposition to allowing new parents in Congress to vote remotely.

In a spate of recent articles examining House Speaker Mike Johnson’s position on proxy voting, the congressman defended his refusal to allow Colorado congresswoman (and new mother) Brittany ...

Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) spoke in opposition to a rules package that included language to kill a discharge petition that would force a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents in Congress.

walks through the House chambers with her son after a vote to elect a new speaker on October 17, 2023, and on Tuesday helped block GOP opposition to proposed proxy voting. File Photo by Bonnie ...

Nine GOP House members voted with all 213 House Democrats to reject, 222-206, a procedural vote that would have blocked consideration of the proposed proxy vote for parents ... but Tuesday's vote ...