The Senate unanimously approved Wednesday a new rule to permit infants under the age of 1 to enter the Senate floor.

The change was made to assist senators with newborn children and was introduced by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., who recently became the first senator to give birth while in office.

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