House Speaker Mike Johnson called the outcome "disappointing," adding that a "handful of Republicans joined with all the Democrats to take down a rule — that's rarely done."

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 vote for them for 12 weeks after they or their spouse welcome a new child.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) fumed at Republican lawmakers who "joined" Democrats in a Tuesday vote and he shut down the House agenda for the week. The post Mike Johnson Fumes at Republicans Who ‘Joined’ Dems In Killing His Proxy Vote Rule — Shuts Down House for the Week: ‘Can’t Have Any Further Action’ first appeared on Mediaite.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) touched off considerable anger from his Republican members Tuesday with his efforts to block lawmakers who are new parents from being able to vote by proxy. Why it matters: Johnson tied his motion to kill Rep.

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday canceled votes for the rest of the week after he failed to stop renegade Republicans from forcing a vote to restore proxy voting in the chamber.

House Republicans are battling over whether and how to squash a looming vote on allowing new parents to vote by proxy, after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) circumvented leadership by using a