Bipartisan bill looks to ‘modernize’ voting rules for new parents in Congress
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.) join Meet the Press NOW to discuss their bipartisan bill on proxy voting for members of Congress who are new parents and how their parties can find common ground during the Trump administration.
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