Anna Paulina Luna has consistently opposed large federal spending bills she considers wasteful, often citing concerns about "pork" and unnecessary expenditures, including her vocal opposition to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and various continuing resolutions (CRs) (FOX 13, Tampa Bay Times, Fox News).
She supports using legislative tools such as rescissions to claw back unspent federal funds and has prioritized reducing national debt, government waste, and inflation, while promising to protect Social Security and Medicare from cuts (Fox News, Fox Business).
Luna has advocated for strict adherence to budgetary review rules, such as the 72-hour rule before voting on spending bills, and has called out colleagues---even within her own party---for enabling excessive spending and dysfunction in Congress (Fox Business, CAVUTO).
She has publicly supported using the threat of, or actual, government shutdowns as leverage to force spending reforms, insisting essential payments like Social Security and Medicare remain unaffected (Fox Business, Tampa Bay Times).
Vulnerability: Luna's staunch opposition to compromise bills has triggered criticism from Democrats who allege that her votes risk stripping health care access and food assistance from vulnerable families, and she has faced attacks for voting against budget bills that included disaster relief (DCCC, Tampa Bay Times).
2022: Anna Paulina Luna Opposed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Over 'Pork' Spending In an interview with FOX 13, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I think the infrastructure bill that was passed had a lot of pork that was unnecessary spending. So that's the one thing that I'm adamantly opposed to. I think that if we're going to write bills, that it needs to go specifically to those causes and issues." She added, "I would not have voted for it, because I do believe that it's not excusable for any party to put in, for example, what we saw with recently, what happened to our veterans. They had a bill that they proposed for veterans, but there was unnecessary spending that did not go to vets. And I don't agree with that." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with FOX 13, 8/12/22]
2025: DCCC Spokesperson Nebeyatt Betre Criticized Luna For Budget Resolution Vote According to a press release from the DCCC, DCCC Spokesperson Nebeyatt Betre stated, "Anna Paulina Luna just sealed her political fate by inflicting this massive pain on Florida families, and no amount of her desperate lies will save her from the political fallout of this vote." [Press Release - DCCC, 2/26/25]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Called Out Congressional Spending And Supported Oversight Committee Efforts In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I have been very vocal about the fact that we have a looming debt, and it doesn't seem like anyone here in Washington wants to deal with it. So the fact that there's the DOGE committee that Vivek and Elon are heading up, I mean, frankly, I think that they're going to be able to do what Congress has kept to -- keeps promising, but has not followed up on." [Interview -- Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News, 11/19/24]
September 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Opposed Senate Continuing Resolution According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 'Complete insanity,' Luna wrote in a tweet. 'Not one more dollar should go to this country. We are 33 TRILLION IN DEBT! #NOCR.' [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 9/27/23]
September 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Was Named As Republican Opposing Senate CR Deal According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 'Reps. Matt Rosendale of Montana, Eli Crane of Arizona, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Cory Mills of Florida, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, Andy Ogles of Tennessee, and Ralph Norman of South Carolina are among the House Republicans who currently oppose the CR.' [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 9/27/23]
September 2023: New York Times Identified Anna Paulina Luna As A Hard-Right House Member Opposing Short-Term Government Funding According to Tampa Bay Times, "Reps. Anna Paulina Luna of St. Petersburg, Matt Gaetz of Pensacola and Cory Mills of the New Smyrna Beach area northeast of Orlando were all numbered as part of the group who wouldn't support a short-term proposal to keep the government funded that also had immigration restrictions attached, according to a Wednesday article by the New York Times." [Tampa Bay Times, 9/28/23]
September 2023: Luna's Office Cited Rising Costs As Reason For Opposing Funding Bill According to Tampa Bay Times, "Edie Guy, a spokesperson for Luna, said that in taking her hardline position, 'Rep. Luna is standing with the constituents of her district, many of whom are on fixed incomes, who literally cannot afford Washington's reckless spending and Bidenflation.'" [Tampa Bay Times, 9/28/23]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Asserted Recent Bill Contradicted Republican Principles In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "As you saw, there are many things that go against what Republicans stand for and nationally message on." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 3/25/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Special-Interest Spending in Washington According to an opinion piece by Steve Nicklas in News Leader, 'Luna is a newcomer to the House like Bean. She has been unafraid to broadcast her opin-ions. "The swamp is alive and well in Washington, D.C., unfor-tunately," Luna said regarding special-interest spending. "What I'm telling people is if you are frustrated with Capitol Hill, stop [...] sending us the same people that [...] are simply part of the problem." [Steve Nicklas - News Leader, 4/3/24]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Voted For Budget Resolution Affecting Health Care And Food Assistance Coverage According to a press release from the DCCC, "Anna Paulina Luna and House Republicans just passed a far-right budget resolution that will rip away health care coverage and affordable food for millions of American families, all so they can fund massive tax breaks for their billionaire backers and wealthy corporations." [Press Release - DCCC, 2/26/25]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Predicted Passage Of Stopgap Funding Bill In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "Yes, so what I`m hearing is the vote will occur at 6:00 p.m. [...] I do think that this is going to pass." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO, 12/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Asserted Upcoming Cuts To Government Spending Would Be Addressed In Second Reconciliation In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "the president is effectively going to be using DOGE. And I`m hearing that there are parts of government spending that have been wasteful government spending that DOGE has identified to the sum of up to $2 trillion that would be talked about in cutting during second reconciliation." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO, 12/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Expressed Support For Future Debt Reduction Under Expected GOP Administration In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "when we take the White House and Senate in January, this is absolutely going to be a topic of discussion. President Trump has effectively fulfilled all of his campaign promises. And his last promise to the American people was to do something about the national debt. And so we have great people, brilliant minds in place, and we are going to be working together." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO, 12/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Predicted Significant Policy Changes If GOP Won White House, Senate, And House In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "in January, when we take all three, the juggernaut, the White House, the Senate and Congress, you are going to see some massive changes. And I think that those are the changes that the American people are looking forward to." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO, 12/19/24]
December 2024: Luna Claimed $2 Trillion in Government Spending Cuts Had Been Identified For Potential Action During Second Reconciliation According to Fox News, Luna stated, "And I'm hearing that there are parts of government spending that have been wasteful government spending that DOGE has identified to the sum of up to $2 trillion that would be talked about in cutting during second reconciliation." [Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO 4:00 PM EST, 12/19/24]
December 2024: Luna Affirmed Trump Had Fulfilled Prior Campaign Promises And Pledged To Address National Debt According to Fox News, Luna said, "President Trump has effectively fulfilled all of his campaign promises. And his last promise to the American people was to do something about the national debt." [Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO 4:00 PM EST, 12/19/24]
December 2024: Luna Predicted Major Legislative Changes If GOP Controlled White House, Senate, And House According to Fox News, Luna stated, "in January, when we take all three, the juggernaut, the White House, the Senate and Congress, you are going to see some massive changes. And I think that those are the changes that the American people are looking forward to." [Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO 4:00 PM EST, 12/19/24]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Supported Threatening Government Shutdowns to Address Spending In an interview with Fox Business, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "Well, sir, I was one of the 20 that stood up and had those conversations. And I do support that. [...] If we have to rock the boat to bring change, I'm there for it there. [...] I want to assure people Social Security and Medicare checks, those are still going to continue to go out. But we do have to do something differently." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business (Neil Cavuto), 1/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Supported Use Of Government Shutdown As Leverage On Spending In an interview with CAVUTO, Anna Paulina Luna said, "Well, sir, I was one of the 20 that stood up and had those conversations. And I do support that. [...] if we have to rock the boat to bring change, I'm there for it there." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CAVUTO, 1/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Expressed Willingness To Support Government Shutdown In an interview with CAVUTO, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I hope it doesn't get to that, but I'm willing to support one. And I do think that the speaker made the correct decision, in ensuring that we do cut, again, some of this pork, runaway inflation and spending. And so I'm willing to have those discussions. I'm willing to support a shutdown." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CAVUTO, 1/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Supported Repealing 87,000 IRS Agent Positions In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "We did an amazing thing last night by voting to repeal those 87,000 IRS agents. And now you're hearing that the Senate wants to actually deny that. So we're going to continue to fight." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 1/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Stated Willingness To Support Spending-Related Government Shutdowns In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I was one of the 20 that stood up and had those conversations. And I do support that. [...] if we have to rock the boat to bring change, I'm there for it there. [...] I'm willing to support a shutdown. And I think that [Speaker McCarthy], again, made the correct decision." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 1/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Opposed Runaway Federal Spending In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "We can't afford this. We have to streamline some of this pork spending. And I look forward to having those discussions with my colleagues, and really to be moving forward as a united conference to deal with these issues for the American people." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 1/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Supported Freezing Spending At Previous Fiscal Year Levels In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I just want to clarify, I was actually in some of those discussions. And so in no way, shape or form was defense ever brought up into some of those pork cut. But I would like to say that the estimated streamlining that we're looking at is about $132 billion." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 1/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Stated Opposition To Additional IRS Agents In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I'm talking about some of these woke ideology, these funded programs, and, for example, these -- the salaries for these additional weaponized 87,000 IRS agents, which you saw we tried to pass. Yet the Senate and even the Biden White House is pushing back on. Sir, I say taxation is theft, and I don't want any more IRS agents than you probably do." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 1/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Supported Clawing Back Unspent Pork Program Funds (Recisions) In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I think that we are going to invoke something called recisions, where we can basically claw back some of the money that has been allocated but not spent for some of these pork programs that ultimately are not benefiting the American people in any way, shape or form." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Cavuto Cavuto, 2/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Confirmed Recisions Would Not Apply To Social Security In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Anna Paulina Luna confirmed recisions would not impact Social Security, saying, "No, no, no, not at all." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Cavuto Cavuto, 2/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Voted Against The Debt Ceiling Bill In an interview with Fox News SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES, Anna Paulina Luna said, "then why she voted against the debt ceiling bill as well just signed into law by President Biden." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES, 6/4/23]
September 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Publicly Supported A Government Shutdown According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna appeared to dig in on her position earlier this week in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. 'Shut it down,' she wrote." [Tampa Bay Times, 9/28/23]
September 2023: Miami New Times Reported Luna Opposed Continuing Resolution To Avert Shutdown According to Miami New Times, "Luna, a St. Petersburg politician representing Florida's 13th congressional district, was one of the first lawmakers to oppose the continuing resolution last week. She has since shared numerous social media posts expressing her resistance to it, several of which include the hashtag #NOCR. 'Shut it down,' she wrote in one post on September 25." [Miami New Times, 9/29/23]
October 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Publicly Opposed Government Spending And Inflation According to Longboat Observer, Edie Guy stated, 'Her position on the CR has been clear: The latest data says typical Americans are spending over $700 a month more than they were two years ago just to buy the same goods and services. That's nearly $9,000 a year being stolen from Americans through the hidden tax of inflation.' [Longboat Observer, 10/5/23]
October 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed To Stand With Constituents Opposing 'Uniparty's Reckless Spending' According to Longboat Observer, Edie Guy stated, 'Rep. Luna is standing with the constituents of her district, many of whom are on fixed incomes, who literally cannot afford the uniparty's reckless spending and Bidenflation.' [Longboat Observer, 10/5/23]
2023: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Opposed CR Due To Inflation Concerns According to Business Observer, Rep. Luna's communications director said, 'Her position on the CR has been clear: The latest data says typical Americans are spending over $700 a month more than they were two years ago just to buy the same goods and services. That's nearly $9,000 a year being stolen from Americans through the hidden tax of inflation. Rep. Luna is standing with the constituents of her district, many of whom are on fixed incomes, who literally cannot afford the uniparty's reckless spending and Bidenflation.' [Business Observer (Sarasota, Florida), 10/13/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Opposed Continuing Resolution And Voted Against It In an interview with FBN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I wasn't for the CR under McCarthy. In fact, my family was willing to give up our salary to really work through some of these issues, and have those tough conversations during a potential government shutdown. [...] So, unfortunately, it went through, but it wasn't good back then, and it's not good now." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with FBN, 11/15/23]
November 2023: Luna Voted Against The House Continuing Resolution To Fund Government According to Mornings with Maria, Anna Paulina Luna stated, "I was very disappointed to see this CR go through. I wasn't for the CR under McCarthy. In fact, my family was willing to give up our salary to really work through some of these issues, and have those tough conversations during a potential government shutdown. So, unfortunately, it went through, but it wasn't good back then, and it's not good now." [Mornings with Maria, 11/15/23]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed She Did Not Vote For Recent Spending Package In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "if people are frustrated about the spending package that just went through and was passed, remember, it was Republicans that voted for it. I was not one of them. But many of my colleagues did." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 3/25/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Asserted Spending Bill Contradicted GOP Principles In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "there are many things that go against what Republicans stand for and nationally message on." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 3/25/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Stated She Did Not Vote For Spending Package In an interview with CAVUTO, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "If people are frustrated about the spending package that just went through and was passed, remember, it was Republicans that voted for it. I was not one of them. But many my colleagues did." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CAVUTO, 3/25/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Passage Of Spending Bill By Republican Colleagues In an interview with CAVUTO, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "If people are frustrated about the spending package that just went through and was passed, remember, it was Republicans that voted for it. I was not one of them. But many my colleagues did. [...] if you're frustrated with Capitol Hill, stop sending us the same people that are simply part of the problem." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CAVUTO, 3/25/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Opposed Latest Spending Package In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "If people are frustrated about the spending package that just went through and was passed, remember, it was Republicans that voted for it. I was not one of them. But many my colleagues did." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 3/25/24]
2024: Steve Nicklas Reported Anna Paulina Luna Opposed $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill According to an opinion piece by Steve Nicklas in News Leader, "Florida was well-represented by our exemplary Republican congressmen like Matt Gaetz, Byron Donalds, Kat Cammack, Greg Steube, Cory Mills, Michael Waltz and Anna Paulina Luna. Each one adamantly opposed the excessive spending, as did neighboring representa-tive Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia." [Steve Nicklas - News Leader, 4/3/24]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Supported Spending Freeze at Prior Fiscal Year Levels In an interview with Fox Business, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "I would like to say that the estimated streamlining that we're looking at is about $132 billion. And I think that there's a lot that we can do to help ensure that we are not basically wasting tax dollars on some things." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business (Neil Cavuto), 1/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Asserted House Republicans Were Serious About Debt Ceiling Negotiations In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "we are very serious about the negotiations, especially in regards to raising the debt ceiling. What's the point of having a debt ceiling if we're just going to continue to raise it, and not actually balance the budget and go forward and do what we promised the American people?" [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 2/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Stated Republicans Were Not Considering Social Security Or Medicare Cuts In Debt Ceiling Talks In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I just want to let people know we are not talking about touching [Social Security and Medicare]. But we absolutely have to go after a lot of this spending that's pork. And, frankly, with what we saw with the Inflation Reduction Act, I mean, my goodness, it's not sustainable, Neil." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 2/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Supported Using Budget Recisions To Reclaim Unused Allocated Funds, Excluding Social Security In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I think that we are going to invoke something called recisions, where we can basically claw back some of the money that has been allocated but not spent for some of these pork programs that ultimately are not benefiting the American people in any way, shape or form." When asked if this would apply to Social Security, she responded, "No, no, no, not at all." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 2/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Stated Republicans Were Serious About Debt Ceiling Negotiations In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Anna Paulina Luna said, "You know, I think I stated when I first came on that we are very serious about the negotiations, especially in regards to raising the debt ceiling. What's the point of having a debt ceiling if we're just going to continue to raise it, and not actually balance the budget and go forward and do what we promised the American people?" [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Cavuto Cavuto, 2/10/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Asserted Republicans Were Not Discussing Cuts To Social Security And Medicare In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I just want to let people know we are not talking about touching those [Social Security and Medicare]. But we absolutely have to go after a lot of this spending that's pork." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Cavuto Cavuto, 2/10/23]
2022: Anna Paulina Luna Stated She Would Have Voted Against The PACT Act Due To Unnecessary Spending In an interview with FOX 13, Anna Paulina Luna said, "Well, if I was in Congress, I would have voted no. However, I will say this, there was a president, his name was John F Kennedy, who said where there are manmade problems, there are manmade solutions. And so I believe talking in hypotheticals is not really a fair example, because if I was in Congress, I would have voted and I would have ensured I would have gone to every single office I had to and knocked on those doors and twisted arms, as they say, in an effort to make sure that that bill went to veterans. That is what I care about." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with FOX 13, 8/12/22]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Supported Use of Rescissions to Reclaim Unspent Federal Funds In an interview with Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "There's something that we have in our legislative toolkit called rescissions where we can do that, but also to, you know, one of the first big tests Jason for the Republican majority is going to be during first reconciliation and talking about what we can save in regard to money for the American people. This would be at the top of my list." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News, 12/27/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Prioritized Clearing Runway for Trump Administration and Correcting Past Congressional Mistakes In an interview with Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "We want to ensure that President Trump has a clear runway as soon as he gets into office. And so that's going to be really key in bringing back money, saving it for the American people, and then also correcting the mistakes of past Congresses." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News, 12/27/24]
December 2024: Luna Supported Use Of Legislative Rescissions To Reclaim Unspent Federal Program Funds According to Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE 7:00 PM EST, 22There's something that we have in our legislative toolkit called rescissions where we can do that [...] one of the first big tests Jason for the Republican majority is going to be during first reconciliation and talking about what we can save in regard to money for the American people. This would be at the top of my list.22 [Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE 7:00 PM EST, 12/27/24]
December 2024: Luna Stated Support For Providing Trump A "Clear Runway" To Reverse Past Congressional Spending Decisions According to Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE 7:00 PM EST, 22We want to ensure that President Trump has a clear runway as soon as he gets into office. And so that's going to be really key in bringing back money, saving it for the American people, and then also correcting the mistakes of past Congresses.22 [Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE 7:00 PM EST, 12/27/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Supported Congressional Rescission of Unspent Federal Funds In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "You know, there's something that we have in our legislative toolkit called rescissions where we can do that, but also to, you know, one of the first big tests Jason for the Republican majority is going to be during first reconciliation and talking about what we can save in regard to money for the American people. This would be at the top of my list." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News, 12/27/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Expressed Priority to Save Federal Funds for Americans and Correct Past Congressional Mistakes In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "We want to ensure that President Trump has a clear runway as soon as he gets into office. And so that's going to be really key in bringing back money, saving it for the American people, and then also correcting the mistakes of past Congresses." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News, 12/27/24]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Funding for Programs She Characterized As 'Woke Ideology' In an interview with Fox Business, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "But, more or less, what I have heard in some of these negotiations is, we're talking about programs that aren't going to the necessities that we, the American people, need, i.e., protections. I'm talking about some of these woke ideology, these funded programs [...]." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business (Neil Cavuto), 1/10/23]
July 2023: Luna Linked Misappropriation Concerns To UAP-Related Spending According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "'We know that enormous sums of money are being spent on UAP related activity, whether it's retrieval/recovery, research and reverse engineering, or just security for whatever the government is hiding,' she told The Hill. 'But none of that is on the books, so from a basic governance perspective, Congress needs to know where money is being misappropriated.'" [NBC - 8 WFLA, 7/30/23]
Anna Paulina Luna Voted Against Federal Budget Bill With FEMA Funding Post Hurricanes Helene and Milton According to Tampa Bay Times, "In the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton, she [Fox] bashed Luna for voting against a budget bill that included money for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Luna has since called for Congress to reconvene to appropriate more federal money.)" [Tampa Bay Times, 10/24/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Described Opposition To Past Versions Of Continuing Resolution Due To Disaster Relief Funding Tied Provisions In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "what they presented, forcing people like myself who are, as you know, Neil, very fiscally conservative, sticking us at gunpoint, saying that, if we dont vote for all this extra craziness in this C.R., that we wont get our funding for the hurricane disaster relief, that was pretty crazy." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO, 12/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Supported Speaker Johnson's Renegotiation Of Continuing Resolution In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "it was good that Speaker Johnson pulled it from the floor, renegotiated it. He`s going to put the correct rendition back out there." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO, 12/19/24]
December 2024: Luna Asserted Stopgap Bill Reflected Democratic Negotiations, Minus "Extras" According to Fox News, Luna said, "A lot of what you're seeing in this rendition of a C.R. is basically something that they negotiated, just without the extras." [Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO 4:00 PM EST, 12/19/24]
December 2024: Luna Supported Speaker Johnson's Renegotiation Of Stopgap Bill After Public Backlash According to Fox News, Luna said, "it was good that Speaker Johnson pulled it from the floor, renegotiated it. He's going to put the correct rendition back out there." [Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO 4:00 PM EST, 12/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Objected To Lack Of 72-Hour Rule For Spending Bill Review In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "there was a ton of stuff in that bill. The 72-hour rule, yes. However, I still would have been no on it because of what was contained within that bill." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 3/25/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Lack Of 72-Hour Rule Before Voting On Spending Bill In an interview with CAVUTO, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "The 72-hour rule, yes. However, I still would have been no on it because of what was contained within that bill. And, as you saw, there are many things that go against what Republicans stand for and nationally message on." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CAVUTO, 3/25/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Supported 72-Hour Bill Review Rule but Would Still Have Opposed Bill In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "The 72-hour rule, yes. However, I still would have been no on it because of what was contained within that bill." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 3/25/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Stated She Had Not Voted for Debt Ceiling Increase or C.R. In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I have never voted for a debt ceiling increase or a C.R. But what I will tell you is, because of the fact that the SAVE Act is going to be attached to this, I'm going to be voting that for one specific reason." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with FBN Cavuto: Coast to Coast, 9/18/24]
July 2023: Luna Said Using Holman Rule Depends On Agency Response To UAP Inquiries According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Luna, meanwhile, said whether lawmakers use the rule depends on the response they receive from various agencies, programs and appointees. That process could start as soon as September when lawmakers consider the Defense Appropriations bill on the House floor." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 7/30/23]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Party Members For Enabling Dysfunction In Congress In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "what I'm telling people is, if you're frustrated with Capitol Hill, stop sending us the same people that are simply part of the problem." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 3/25/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Ascribed GOP Congressional Gridlock To Intentional Resignations In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "there are members that I believe have intentionally designed this to cripple a Johnson-controlled majority and have been leaving in order to prevent us and bring us to a gridlock." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 3/25/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Asserted Members Of Congress Left To Cripple Johnson Majority In an interview with CAVUTO, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "Representative Greene had stated that there were members leaving. She's actually correct. There are members that I believe have intentionally designed this to cripple a Johnson-controlled majority and have been leaving in order to prevent us and bring us to a gridlock." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CAVUTO, 3/25/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Called For Change In Congress To Regain Effectiveness In an interview with CAVUTO, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "Congress needs to get it together. And I say that as a member of Congress. And so we will see what ends up happening in the next couple of weeks, if that motion is even called up." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CAVUTO, 3/25/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Colleagues for Passing Spending Bill In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "If you're frustrated with Capitol Hill, stop sending us the same people that are simply part of the problem." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 3/25/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed Members Intentionally Created House Gridlock In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "There are members that I believe have intentionally designed this to cripple a Johnson-controlled majority and have been leaving in order to prevent us and bring us to a gridlock." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 3/25/24]