Virginia Democrat uses voice assist to give House floor speech: 'An inspiration'

Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) on Monday used voice assist to deliver a speech on the House floor, more than a year after she revealed her Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.

“Last year I was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy — or PSP,” Wexton began her floor speech Monday, using voice assist. “PSP makes it very difficult for me to speak, and I use an assistive app so that you and our colleagues can understand me.”

Wexton went on to discuss her bill proposal to rename...