The House Freedom Caucus lost its fifth member Monday over mutual disagreements but stayed quiet as that lawmaker, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), said her piece. 

Luna announced her departure Monday from the conservative right flank of the House Republican conference over its handling of her bill to allow House members to vote by proxy if they are new parents.

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