'Conservatives just embarrassed Mike Johnson': MAGA lawmaker lauded after GOP 'mutiny'
'Conservatives just embarrassed Mike Johnson': MAGA lawmaker lauded after GOP 'mutiny'
In a major defeat for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) led the effort to advance remote voting for members of Congress who are new parents.Nine Republicans joined all House Democrats to advance the measure that would allow the new parents to designate a colleague to v...
More cracks showing. Keep it up.
"I get to have parental leave, but the poor don't!"
Glad it was a bipartisan showing of the rich at least
Dems signing on for a rules change that allows a single Congressperson to declare themselves a delegate for multiple absent colleagues, as Trump works to consolidate the executive branch and gut the courts feels... unwise.
In the specific situation of having just had a child, with a 12 week limit.
I dont think this is the one thats going to be an issue.
Agreed, this is stupid.
I can’t fucking read this article.
"...measure that would allow the new parents to designate a colleague to vote for them for 12 weeks after they or their spouse welcome a new child."
For some reason I read this as a spouse welcome a new child without the Congress person. (as in born of someone else)
No delegation if the child isn't welcome, as well