No Show Looney Luna Votes With Democrats, Congress adjourns
Eugene
Delgaudio,
president
of
Public
Advocate
says
"Congresswoman
Looney
Luna
wants
to
create
a
No
Show
Congress
that
votes
from
the
home
district
and
the
internet
social
media
is
99
per
cent
against
this
absent
minded
future
mother
from
serving
up
opportunities
for
Democrat
members
to
vote
by
proxy
to
pass
horrible
bills
day
and
night
in
some
future
Congress,
like
they
have
done
in
the
recent
past
sessions
of
Congress.
Congresswoman
Luna
thinks
she
is
brave
to
being
an
idiot."
Another week has come and gone in the nation's capital, which means congressional Republicans are either doing nothing productive, wasting taxpayer money, or losing major policy fights. In the case of this week (and many others), it's all of the above.
On Americans' dime, the GOP-run House was all but forced to abruptly end work on its legislative agenda on Tuesday for the remainder of the week amid efforts led in part by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., to allow representatives who are new parents to vote by proxy. In other words, Luna pushed to amend House rules to permit these members to vote on key legislation without having to physically show up to work.
When the matter came to a head on Tuesday, House Republicans attempted to advance a procedural rule allowing several Trump legislative priorities to proceed to the floor. The proposed rule notably contained language effectively nuking Luna's efforts, prompting the Florida congresswoman and eight of her beta-male GOP colleagues to side with House Democrats in defeating it. With no good options, Speaker Mike Johnson canceled votes in the lower chamber until next week, leaving the passage of key measures like the SAVE Act (an election integrity bill) in limbo.
Luna has tried to justify her push for proxy voting by claiming it's "pro-family." In a letter announcing her departure from the House Freedom Caucus over the matter, the Florida congresswoman similarly characterized her resolution as a "modest, family-centered proposal." (Although President Trump seemingly endorsed the resolution earlier this week, Johnson, who has consistently expressed opposition to voting by proxy, also signaled Friday he is backed by the president on the matter. As of now, it is unclear how the proxy resolution will proceed.)