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A GOP-led procedural vote in the House failed after nine Republicans joined Democrats, halting legislative action for the week.

The vote's collapse blocked Republican efforts to pass the No Rogue Rulings Act, aimed at limiting federal judges’ power, and the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote.

The failed rule also sought to derail a bipartisan resolution allowing proxy voting for new parents, led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna.

With the rule defeated, Speaker Mike Johnson canceled all remaining votes until Monday evening, stalling key GOP priorities.

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[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 152 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Republican women in our house of Representatives are demanding maternity remote work for themselves. Twelve weeks. That's twelve weeks more than Americans get.

So they'll have time off with their babies. And still get paid. With their free taxpayer funded Healthcare.

Leading the charge was Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla. She was in the freedom caucus, who opposed giving special treatment to women. But Luna had a baby last year. So guess what's suddenly important to her now? She left the freedom caucus.

I fucking LOATHE Republicans. Their brains are broken that they can't imagine something unless it happens to them. They're too stupid or selfish, I'm not sure which. Pretty sure it's stupid.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Definitely stupid. Also selfish, but definitely stupid. I've met too many of these god damn people that just cannot fathom seeing the world from the perspective of anyone else.

[–] allidoislietomyself@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I agree they are selfish but I'd be cautious assuming they are stupid. That is how we got where we are today. We assumed their stupidity and incompetence would be their undoing but the past 9 years have shown us that assumption was wrong.

It's not that they are stupid they just don't care about being a hypocrite.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I guess I should say emotionally stupid. That doesn't necessarily make them inherently stupid, but they just have a complete utter absence of emotional intelligence and do not care.

[–] sowitzer@lemm.ee 1 points 21 hours ago

Congress gets the same health benefits as all federal workers. It isn’t free. https://www.cbo.gov/about/careers/benefits

I’m all for bashing congress, but continuing to throw out untrue “facts” learned from internet comments that were never verified might get more attention, but can make others disregard the rest of your statement.

[–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

12 weeks is so crazy little. i got 8 weeks, as a father, and my wife took 78 weeks (at a reduced weekly pay)

[–] prongs@lemm.ee 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Babies have to learn to be self sufficient as early as 12 weeks so that they can enter the workforce and learn to be oppressed sooner.

They yearn for the mines, not the moms

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Agree. They need to work at McDonald’s. /s

Twelve weeks. That's twelve weeks more than Americans get.

Paid is the important additional criteria in your statement. Fmla keeps your insurance running and guarantees 12 weeks off work unpaid for maternity leave(for people working more than the pittance that is 1250 hours a year)


something many Americans cannot afford.

[–] match@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago

that being said i am 100% in favor of new parents getting to at least work remotely in the House

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

shes one of those , i want my slice of cake i dint help buy or make, but a larger slice of it.