Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this is a very focused topic and I will just be a few minutes. I rise today to discuss S. Res. 463, which is a resolution that Senator Blunt and I just discharged from the Rules Committee that will help new parents--specifically, Senator parents--to bring their infant children onto the Senate floor. It hasn't been brought to the Senate floor yet, but I thought I would give an update and explain the importance and really the historic nature of this resolution. As my colleagues know, this month Senator Duckworth made history when she gave birth to her beautiful daughter Maile Pearl. Senator Duckworth has made history in many ways but, among other things, she is the first sitting U.S. Senator to give birth while in office. Some have pointed out that it is remarkable that it took so long to have a Senator who gave birth while in office, and I think it does speak to the fact that while we are a growing number of women in Congress, there are still not that many, and it is changing. We currently now have 23 women Senators, which is an all-time record--more than at any time in history. We are seeing record levels of women run for office. It is inevitable that in the future more women will have kids during their time in the Senate. So in this way, we are simply anticipating what we see as the future, and it is on us to make this a better workplace before they get here.…”