President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-Fla.) resolution to allow proxy voting for expectant mothers in Congress — but signaled he isn’t interested in going to the mat for the change.
“I don’t know why it’s controversial,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Thursday, according to a pool report.
The support for Luna’s push comes after Trump spoke with the member of Congress on Wednesday. Luna told NewsNation Wednesday that “the president assured that this would get resolved.”
The proxy vote fight has stalled Speaker Mike Johnson’s ambitious plan to pass the “big, beautiful” budget bill, after a handful of Republicans joined Democrats to reject Johnson’s moves to block Luna’s proposal. Johnson repeated his opposition on Wednesday, but said there “may be a path” to get the House unjammed.
Trump said Thursday that he’s in favor of the resolution. But he stressed that the decision rests with Johnson.
“I’m going to let the speaker make the decision, but I like the idea,” Trump added.