Proxy Voting

'Republicans are stuck in the Dark Ages' Over Proxy Voting for New Mothers Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) spoke to The Floridian about the latest news regarding Representative Anna Paulina Luna's (R-FL) and Brittany Pettersen's (D-CO) move to allow new mothers to proxy vote. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other Republicans shot down the move on […]

WASHINGTON—Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) spoke to The Floridian about the latest news regarding Representative Anna Paulina Luna's (R-FL) and Brittany Pettersen's (D-CO) move to allow new mothers to proxy vote. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other Republicans shot down the move on Tuesday. Rep. Wasserman Schultz mentioned that she's dealt with this issue since […]

With the Republican majority reentering the House of Representatives and potential soon-to-be first-time Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) taking the helm in the lower chamber, naturally, there are going to be some new rules. Due to this natural progression, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) mentioned that proxy voting will be coming to an end […]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has championed “Proxy voting” since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the nation back in early 2020 so that legislators would not miss votes as a result of any and all impending shutdowns that could and would affect their ability to cast their votes. But while the idea of having a […]