Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna accused members of the Freedom Caucus of backroom dealings after her legislation was blocked.
The Florida congresswoman announced Monday that she would be leaving the House Freedom Caucus over a disagreement on proxy voting.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) announced on Monday that she is leaving the House Freedom Caucus amid her battle with GOP leadership and hardline Republicans over her push to allow proxy voting
U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is resigning from the House Freedom Caucus, citing betrayal from some of its members over her efforts to pass legislation allowing proxy voting for new parents.
Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna resigned from the House Freedom Caucus on Monday night after the group moved to prevent a vote on her plan to allow new fathers and mothers to vote in the House by proxy rather than having to travel with their infants.
Nine House Republicans joined all 213 Democrats Tuesday to keep alive a bill that would allow lawmakers who are new parents to cast proxy votes for three months after their child’s birth.
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Mediaite on MSNRepublican Quits House Freedom Caucus In Protest of Colleagues Killing Bill to Help New MothersRep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) resigned from the House Freedom Caucus on Monday after the group moved to block a vote on her proposal to let new mothers and fathers in the House vote by proxy instead of needing to travel with newborns.