Times are changing on Capitol Hill, where for the first time in history on Thursday, an infant was permitted on the Senate floor.
At least Maile Bowlsbey, newborn daughter of Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., didn't ignore the dress code.
"She's wearing a blazer!" Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., exclaimed as Duckworth arrived, 10-day-old Maile in her arms, to vote against President Trump's nominee for NASA administrator.
The decision to allow Maile's presence on the floor this week - blazer or no blazer - was the latest sign that the Senate's increasing share of female members is pushing the institution to reconsider some of its conventions
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