Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Opposes GOP Leadership's Move to Block Proxy Voting for New Parents

Opposition to the Rule Package

• 🎤 Rep. Anna Paulina Luna rises in opposition to a rule package, highlighting her two-year effort to allow new parents in Congress the right to vote.
• ⚠️ She states that the current rules prevent female members who have recently given birth from executing their constitutional authority to vote.

The Discharge Petition and Leadership's Response

• 📝 Luna explains her use of a discharge petition, collecting 218 signatures to expand proxy voting rights to new mothers and fathers.
• 🎯 She asserts that GOP leadership is attempting to change the rules to permanently block any future efforts to allow proxy voting for new parents because they disliked her success.
• 🚫 The rule change includes language that would kill any ability for new members to bring this issue to the floor.

Broader Implications and Call to Action

• ⚖️ Luna argues that blocking proxy voting sends a dangerous message, especially given the Republican party's slim majority and the importance of enabling all members to vote.
• 🗳️ She criticizes leadership for attaching this measure to a rule that also impacts election integrity and the ability to call out rogue judges, questioning the timing and the message it sends.
• 🗣️ Luna, identifying as one of the most conservative members, urges colleagues to vote no on the rule, allowing the proxy voting issue to be addressed fairly on the House floor for the first time in congressional history.