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Sen. Tammy Duckworth casts historic vote with her newborn daughter

sudshr47 April 19, 2018

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Just hours after the U.S. Senate made history by voting to allow sitting senators to bring babies on the senate floor, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) officially cast a vote while holding her days-old daughter, Maile. 

The vote was to confirm Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) as the Trump administration’s new head of NASA. Duckworth and Maile arrived and officially cast their vote (they vote “no,” for the record) before soaking up some love from Duckworth’s peers. 

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Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war vet, will be first senator to give birth while in office

sudshr47 January 23, 2018

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Tammy Duckworth, the freshman senator and Iraq war vet who lost both her legs in combat,  announced she’s pregnant with her second child in a Chicago Sun-Times exclusive Tuesday.

Her pregnancy is a milestone. She will be the first sitting senator to give birth. She’s due later this spring. She has a daughter, Abigail, who was born in 2014 while Duckworth was a U.S. representativeNine other women serving in the House of Representatives have given birth while in office. 

Maybe Abigail could get a job helping Senate Republicans write their #GOPTaxScam, but thousands of dollars in tax hikes for middle class is no laughing matterpic.twitter.com/gs3DakTPkC

— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) December 2, 2017 Read more…

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