House GOP leaders play hardball to stop Luna push for proxy voting for new parents

House Republican leaders are playing hardball as they try to stop Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) from triggering a vote on a bill to allow proxy voting for new parents, throwing a procedural hurdle at the push that will test the will of those who support Luna’s full-on legislative war against Republican leadership.

Using arcane parliamentary warfare, GOP leaders are preparing a vote for Tuesday that issues a dare to the Republican lawmakers: If you vote to support Luna and allow her proposal to come to the floor...