Senate passes resolution allowing Duckworth to bring baby on floor

[SidDithers]

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/383842-senate-passes-resolution-allowing-duckworth-to-bring-baby-on-floor

The Senate approved a resolution on Wednesday evening to allow Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) — the first senator to give birth while in office — to bring her baby onto the floor.

The chamber cleared the resolution by unanimous consent. It allows Duckworth, or any other senator, to bring a child younger than one year of age onto the floor during votes.

"The Senate is leading by example and sending the important message that working parents everywhere deserve family-friendly workplace policies. These policies aren’t just a women’s issue, they are a common-sense economic issue," Duckworth said in a statement.

Duckworth had voiced concerns about the Senate rules making it harder for her to do her job. In order to vote, senators need to be in the Senate chamber in person.

Sid

[notdarkyet]

1. Nice. Im surprised by the Senate, but glad for her.

[Demsrule86]

2. That is great.

[Squinch]

3. Yay! Good decision. Now maybe we can make her the first President to wean a child while

living in the White House!

Though two and a half is a little old for weaning.

So she can just be the first President to be the mom of a two year old.

[irisblue]

4. Good. Makes sense

[GoCubsGo]

5. Wow! They did something right for a change!

I am shocked!

[sheshe2]

6. Good job Senators!

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Wow.

And by Unanimous consent. Meaning there wasn't a douchebag who decided to pop up to block it and force a vote. Whoda thunk it?

[SCVDem]

21. Exactly!

I snuck up on the voting results, wondering. ...

[BobTheSubgenius]

8. An actual human, common sense, lead-by-example moment.

Amazing.

Also....love that sig, Sid!

[flibbitygiblets]

9. Hallelujah!

[Hekate]

10. Terrific!

[Equinox Moon]

11. This is good news!

[salin]

12. Modernazation. Thank you, and congrats, Sen. Duckworth.

EOM

[SunSeeker]

13. I had a dermantologist who kept her baby in a play pen in her office.

That was 20 years ago. Her office was separate from the rooms she would see patients in. In between seeing patients, she stopped in her office to check on her baby. I thought it was wonderful. Of course, eventually the baby grew, went off to preschool and was gone from the office. But I'll always remember what a great setup that was.

[Mr.Bill]

14. Did they attach defunding Planned Parenthood to the resolution?

That would be more the republican's style.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

15. Excellent. K&R.

[Darkhawk32]

16. Which Republicans voted against it? n/t

[struggle4progress]

34. "The chamber cleared the resolution by unanimous consent"

[Darkhawk32]

38. Sorry about that. Must've glossed over it. I'm too jaded, I guess. n/t

[brer cat]

17. K&R

[Cha]

18. Wow! So glad for Tammy, baby, and

parents and babies! Moms can bring their babies on the Senate Floor.

[pnwmom]

19. LOL. Good they didn't try to get a resolution passed on DU! n/t

[pangaia]

22. LOL!!! Almost lost my zaru soba

[SidDithers]

27. Exactly...

Can you believe that shit?



Sid

[pnwmom]

29. All of a sudden DU was full of Very Proper People

who were horrified at the idea of a baby sullying the hallowed Senate.

When you think about the sludge that drags itself in there every day . . .

[MoonchildCA]

36. Sad, but true.

I couldn’t believe that thread.

[mcar]

20. That'll make some people here unhappy

Bad for the well being of the child, or something.

Good on the Senate.

[pangaia]

23. I just can NOT believe it.. !!

There's gotta be a catch....

[Volaris]

24. Well ill be damned...

I said they wouldn't do it. So ill eat my Crow like a Big Boy.

Glad for her, and for working parents everywhere. They need as many breaks as we can give them. The GOP apparently know this (is it possibly because this is 'one of their own', and they wouldn't give a damn if she was one of the pesants?).

I'm really trying to be positive...but then my brain reminds me that Donald Goddamn Trump is squatting in the WH soooo...

[NurseJackie]

25. Amazing.

[pnwmom]

30. It's shocking when the full Senate, including D's and R's, is more progressive than DU,

but on this issue, it was.

[NurseJackie]

31. Very revealing. Many of my suspicions are confirmed...

... based on the behavior I'm seeing.

[keithbvadu2]

26. It's stupid that they actually needed such a resolution.

[Cracklin Charlie]

28. There had best be pics, Senator!

Everybody loves baby pictures!

[moriah]

32. I called both my Senators about it, pretending to be conservative* but "we have more babies".

Back before Senator Duckworth gave birth and a petition was going around.

I said I understood the Senate should be a dignified body and if nothing else given Senator Duckworth's service-related injuries a room close enough to the floor so she could get there and vote, should be provided. That yes this might seem to benefit "the opposition" right now, but as more Conservative women run and are elected they will probably have more kids. Fairness and all.

But then I said, "Truthfully there have been people being babies on the Senate floor enough in debates that a legitimate one being briefly present during a vote, even if unhappy, shouldn't be much more disruptive, though..." and both aides laughed.

*My personal tactic for phone calls I can stomach the pretense on, given my reps/senators are all red.

Don't know if my call helped but glad for Senator Duckworth and all future parents in the Senate!

[mountain grammy]

33. So glad about this

Good news for a change.. go Tammy! I called both my Senators on this and everyday on something.

[mahannah]

35. There have been babies on the senate floor for ever.

[blake2012]

37. Have to admitI didnt think they had it in them

Well done

[SidDithers]

39. Morning kick...nt

Sid

[Vinca]

40. That's astonishing.

Someone must have sent a memo around to GOP members that read: "Until November, pretend we care about kids." They'll probably put this in campaign commercials to try to get women to vote for them.

[ehrnst]

41. Like other civilized countries do!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/98699747/new-zealands-new-babyfriendly-parliament




https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/icelandic-mp-breastfeeds-baby-debate-parliament-al-ingi-a7358681.html

[OnDoutside]

42. Does that clear the way for Trump to brought onto the floor, during votes ?