House Republicans sought to prevent Rep. Brittany Pettersen from voting while she was on maternity leave. So, four weeks postpartum with her infant son in tow, she traveled solo to Washington, D.C., to vote against the GOP budget resolution.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, when remote work increased, the Democrat-controlled House voted to allow representatives to vote by proxy. However, Republican and former Rep. Kevin McCarthy vehemently opposed the allowance. Once Republicans won the narrow majority, McCarthy quickly revoked the right to vote by proxy. The refusal to allow proxy voting in any situation has led to many female representatives losing their right to vote on legislation while on maternity leave. It should be common sense to make exceptions for women on maternity leave. This isn’t an issue of representatives abusing voters by proxy while not showing up for work. It’s mothers asking for their right to make their voices heard while they recover and prioritize their infant child in the first weeks after labor. Yet, House Republicans continue discriminating against mothers by refusing to grant representatives on maternity leave the right to vote by proxy.
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