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House Speaker Mike Johnson erupted after failing to block a bipartisan proxy voting bill allowing parental leave for lawmakers.

Despite once voting by proxy himself, Johnson called it “unconstitutional,” revealing GOP resistance to family-friendly policies.

Critics say this aligns with Trump-era efforts to push women out of public life, consistent with Project 2025’s goal of restoring “traditional families.”

Johnson’s move, including canceling House activity, exposed the contradiction in the GOP’s “pro-family” stance and highlighted deeper hostility to workplace flexibility and women’s equality.

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    They’re never gonna restore “traditional” families if they never support a family being able to actually survive on a single income.

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      This. I would love it if my wife had the option to stay home. We’re luckier than most, so she probably could, but our budget would be uncomfortably tight if she did. And actually, if she made as much as I do, it’d probably be me staying home and doing the cooking and cleaning and errands. I love that shit and hate work, and the excessive hours I work keep me from helping around the house as much as I would like.

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        The kind of people we’re talking about wouldn’t let you stay home with the kids.

        They expect men to be killing themselves in un-safety-regulated jobs for the sake of increasing the wealth of the billionaires while all women stay home playing Suzy Homemaker and popping out white babies.

        That’s their vision.

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          Why would any woman stay home when the husband is going to ditch you and leave you with no way to support yourself. Never rely on a husband.

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            To Republicans that’s a women problem. They’re trying to make no fault divorce illegal. And they’ll keep pushing beyond that as well, martial rape will be relagalized, women won’t have bank accounts, etc.

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        Will you commit to paying alimony when you decide to marry your secretary? Fuck depending on your spouse, thst’s insane.

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          What are you talking about? Who has a secretary and is thinking of marrying them?

          My spouse and I depend on each other. We’re a team. We’re coequal partners. I think it’s insane not to see marriage that way. We each are individually strong, but even stronger together. Making money isn’t the only thing that can be done to support the family.