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Allowing babies on the Senate floor will change US Congress—for the better

Allowing babies on the Senate floor will change US Congress—for the better

On April 9, Tammy Duckworth became the first US senator to give birth in office. Now the Illinois Democrat has achieved another milestone: On Wednesday (April 18), her colleagues approved her resolution allowing senators to bring their young children onto the floor during votes. The resolution passed unanimously, despite some rumblings from the predominantly-male body…