GOP Firebrand Resigns From House Freedom Caucus: ‘Mutual Respect’ Shattered
Charlie Kirk Staff
4 days ago

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has resigned from the House Freedom Caucus after some members stood in the way of her measure to allow proxy voting for new mother for as many as 12 weeks.
“I have consistently supported each of you, even in moments of disagreement, honoring the mutual respect that has guided our caucus,” the Republican said in her letter to the caucus, Fox News reported. “That respect, however, was shattered last week.”
“Acting within the House conference rules — rules we all agreed to — I sought to bring a vote to the floor on a measure that would allow new mothers in Congress (fewer than 14 in our nation’s history) and fathers, if they choose, to vote by proxy,” the furious representative said.
“This was a modest, family-centered proposal. Yet, a small group among us threatened the Speaker, vowing to halt floor proceedings indefinitely — regardless of the legislation at stake, including President Trump’s agenda — unless he altered the rules to block my discharge petition,” she said.
“With a heavy heart, I am resigning from the Freedom Caucus,” the Florida representative said.
“I cannot remain part of a caucus where a select few operate outside its guidelines, misuse its name, broker backroom deals that undermine its core values and where the lines of compromise and transaction are blurred, disparage me to the press, and encourage misrepresentation of me to the American people,” she said.
After Republicans met in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said that he believes proxy voting, which was done during the pandemic, would be unconstitutional.
“We addressed this in conference this morning. A couple of our, a handful of our colleagues, have gotten behind the effort, and, look, I’m a father. I’m pro-family,” Speaker Johnson said.
“Here’s the problem. If you create a proxy vote opportunity just for young parents, mothers and, the fathers in those situations, then where is the limiting principle?” he said.