A lawmaker with a brain disease used voice assist to back her bill on the House floor

A lawmaker with a brain disease used voice assist to back her bill on the House floorVirginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton used text-to-speech technology to advocate for her bill on the House floor Monday, following her diagnosis with the rare brain condition known as progressive supranuclear palsy.

Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia was diagnosed last year with rare disease that makes it hard to speak. She still advocated for a bill renaming a post office in her district – and the House passed it.

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