US Rep Brittany Pettersen, who is also a new mom, wants a bill brought to the House floor for a vote that would allow ...
Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen said the decision to bring her 9-week-old was "difficult" but illustrated the need to pass ...
The Republican speaker, who has mostly wielded power by relying on the threat of retribution from President Trump, has chosen ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson suffered a decisive defeat after he tried and failed to squash a proposal for new parents in ...
GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome ...
House lawmakers who have newly born infants might gain the ability to choose a colleague to temporarily vote in their place ...
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday took a step towards allowing members who are new parents to cast their ballots ...
Colorado Democrat Brittany Pettersen gained an unexpected ally after House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the chamber's floor ...
Colo. Rep. Brittany Pettersen held her 4-month-old baby while pleading on the House floor to reverse an effort to ban proxy ...
Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen is leading a push to allow new parents to vote by proxy instead of in person.
Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen is leading a push to allow new parents to vote by proxy instead of in person in Congress ...
Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen, who on Tuesday held her newborn son during a speech on the House floor in support of a bipartisan effort to allow proxy voting for new lawmaker parents ...