Moms in Congress reach deal on remote voting

Moms in Congress may finally have a deal to allow lawmakers who are caring for a newborn to vote remotely

It came together after Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna called President Trump, asking for his endorsement on the measure, and she got it

I'm not going to let the Speaker make the decision, but I like the idea of being able to

if you're having a baby, I think you should be able to call in and vote

Luna announced she spoke with Speaker Mike Johnson, and they discussed limiting proxy voting to new moms who cannot physically travel in the event of an emergency

The original resolution applied to members who have given birth or whose spouses have given birth

or pregnant members who are unable to travel safely due to a serious medical condition

Under those conditions, members would be allowed to designate another lawmaker to cast their vote on bills and resolutions on their behalf

This bipartisan resolution was quite controversial and led Speaker Johnson to end legislative business and send the House home for the week on Tuesday Johnson believes allowing members of Congress to vote remotely is unconstitutional This is a deliberative body You cannot deliberate with your colleagues if you

out somewhere else. Here's the problem. If you create a proxy vote opportunity just for young

parents, mothers and the fathers in those situations, then where is the limiting principle

Because he opposed, Johnson would not bring the resolution up for a vote. That led Luna and her bipartisan co-sponsors to start a petition that allows rank-and-file members to overrule the Speaker

They got 218 signatures from every political leaning, which is more than enough to force a vote

Johnson tried to squash the petition and failed, which gave Luna the upper hand in the dispute

Once Trump took her side, it forced Johnson to settle. It appears they will now bring forward the new version of the resolution that applies only to new mothers sometime next week

I'm Ray Bogan for Straight Arrow News. For more reporting, download the SAN app