House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) abruptly canceled all votes for the remainder of the week, halting progress on critical conservative legislation—including the SAVE Act and measures to rein in rogue judicial activism—despite having full authority to keep the House in session.
The move comes after a humiliating defeat on the House floor Tuesday when Johnson attempted to torpedo a controversial rule that would allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely.
Luna, who’s been locking horns with Johnson over this, celebrated the outcome as a “historical day,” crowing that “parents deserve a voice in Washington.”
Teaming up with Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.)—who paraded her baby on the House floor Tuesday—the duo managed to rally 218 signatures, including 11 Republicans, to force the issue via a discharge petition.
A discharge petition is a procedural tool that enables lawmakers to bypass leadership and bring a bill to the House floor—if it secures signatures from a majority of members.
Some conservatives are calling Rep. Luna’s ‘tone-deaf, selfish, and a betrayal’ of the hardworking Americans they were elected to represent.
One angry voter wrote on social media, “A selfish action by Congress led by @RepLuna. I’m disappointed because I had to go back