A compromise might be nearing between House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., on their impasse after President Donald Trump sided with Luna that lawmakers who are new parents should be able to vote by proxy.
Trump on Thursday told reporters that he supports Luna in her resolution to allow expectant mothers in Congress to vote by proxy, and said he doesn’t “know why it’s controversial,” leading Johnson to call Trump after the comments to speak with him, Axios reported Friday.
Johnson also deleted a post he’s put on X saying that he agrees with a Washington Times article, titled “Proxy voting scheme for congressional moms endangers the entire GOP agenda.”
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