The MAGA supporters are clashing! Two MAGA Republicans are in a public spat following one who expressed being "revolted" by the other after she pushed forward a piece of legislation allowing lawmakers Who have recently given birth and want to be able to vote from home while taking care of their infants.
Anna Paulina Luna, aged 35, became a mother in 2023 and has since been advocating—alongside Colorado Democrat Brittany Petersen, who gave birth at the end of January—to permit legislators to participate in voting from remote locations whenever feasible conditions arise.
The Florida Republican has railed against other GOP leadership for not allowing lawmakers enough time to recover after childbirth. On Tuesday, she wrote on X, "Leadership said they will not consider at all allowing female members to vote when recovering from childbirth. Period. Not now. Not ever. This is wrong."
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Outspoken MAGA Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene strongly opposed Luna’s legislation, leading to a week-long halt in voting on the House floor when Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) took offense at her bypassing him to garner support for the bill.
"I'm shocked that Congress was taken over this week due to Luna's proposal allowing members to avoid coming into work and cast votes remotely," Greene wrote on X. "The voting schedule was scrapped for the remainder of the week once Luna and the Democrats had their way," she further commented.
In an additional post, MTG stated, “The American populace did not endorse any of this nonsense. I am utterly appalled by everything going on.” She echoed these sentiments alongside Representatives Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Johnson as they criticized Luna.
Massie, who has typically been against many of Johnson's initiatives for federal funding, unexpectedly aligned with the Speaker when he criticized the issue of proxy voting. Massie expressed his stance on X by stating, “Proxy voting goes against the Constitution.”
"It’s pointless to postpone our plans for a whole week when we have control over both Congress and the presidency!" Massie stated. Johnson deemed the proposal as unconstitutional and disruptive to the intended roles of Congress.
He has been opposing the measure, yet new parents have criticized him for it—so, to address this, he turned to X to lessen his activist image. He stated that he is "proactively working on all potential accommodations to ease Congressional duties for young mothers."
Johnson was upset because Luna decided to file a discharge petition to compel a vote on her legislation, bypassing Johnson by securing cross-party backing for the petition. This move enabled the bill to come up for a vote irrespective of the speaker’s opinion.
Therefore, he tried to utilize the House Rules Committee to develop a rule aimed at canceling the vote. However, the legislation secured support from both parties. In the end, it was approved, forcing Johnson to postpone his scheduled votes for the remainder of the week—partly due to his own stubbornness.
"President Trump's plans have been put on hold for the week," Johnson stated on Wednesday.