Tiny baby steals the floor in Iowa Statehouse
March 14, 2018
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as posted by the channelRep. Megan Jones has been bringing her daughter, Alma, to the Iowa Statehouse since she was born on Jan. 24 because she is too young for vaccinations and childcare. She's turned into quite the celebrity.
DES MOINES -- She doesn’t talk much in committee meetings — just a few sounds here and there to let you know she’s upset.
And she isn’t much for constituent service or glad-handing with lobbyists, either.
But Alma Lucille Jones is quickly stealing the show in the Iowa House of Representatives as its newest (and smallest) member.
“I’ve joked that she needs to get a secretary,” said Alma’s mom, Rep. Megan Jones, 31. “Because there have been a lot of requests to hold her.”
Jones, a Republican from Sioux Rapids, gave birth Jan. 24 and since early February has been toting the newborn to and from meetings at the Capitol, gently rocking her in a bassinet on the House floor and balancing bottles, blankets and bill numbers as she runs up and down stairs.
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