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- A GOP representative said House rules need to allow for proxy voting, at least for pregnant members.
- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna chastised her party's decision to disallow the practice altogether.
- Former Rep. Kevin McCarthy banned proxy voting in January 2023 when he became speaker of the House.
A freshman GOP representative pushed back against her party on Wednesday morning for banning House members from voting via proxy.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who represents Florida's 13th Congressional District, gave birth to her first child in August 2023 but was unable to cast votes in the House until she had recuperated.