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Rep. Brittany Pettersen on defeat of proxy voting for new parents in Congress: “This issue is not going away.”
If you gave birth, it is a very intense few weeks in a recovery period, post birth … These are very real medical ...
House rejects proxy voting for new parents, chooses ‘pairing’ instead
A weeks-long battle over proxy voting for new parents came to an end Tuesday, as the House agreed to Anna Paulina Luna’s deal ...
How a fight over proxy voting for new parents upended the US House
The U.S. House is rethinking its voting rules after a push from Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to allow proxy voting for ...
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Rep. Brittany Pettersen on the Defeat of Proxy Voting: ‘It’s So Out of Touch With Women in America’
The Colorado representative’s push to end an archaic rule that’s forced her to bring her 10-week old to Congress four times ...
U.S. House kills Rep. Brittany Pettersen-led proxy voting measure
The U.S. House of Representative has killed a proxy voting measure led by Rep. Brittany Pettersen.
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'Not a workable solution': Brittany Pettersen laments GOP deal to kill proxy voting for new parents
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday formally sidelined a proposal pushed by Colorado Democrat ...
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Brittany Pettersen Holds Baby on House Floor While Advocating for Proxy Voting Rights for New Parents
Democrat Brittany Pettersen holds her baby while advocating for proxy voting rights, igniting debate on parental ...
'Even The President Supports This': Brittany Pettersen Rails Against Effort To Kill Proxy Voting...
During debate on the House floor, Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) spoke in support of a discharge resolution that would force ...
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New parents in the US House won’t be able to vote by proxy after all
Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen championed the proposal, but Republicans in the chamber passed a rule Tuesday that squelched the idea of proxy voting.
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Proxy Voting Defeat Reflects a House Out of Step With Modern Culture
Image Representative Brittany Pettersen, Democrat of Colorado, with her newborn son. Ms. Pettersen helped spearhead the proxy voting effort.Credit...Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images After making an ...