April 30, 2007
Stork In The House
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., became the first member of Congress in more than a decade to give birth when her son was born over the weekend -- a month early, CongressDailyPM (subscription) reports.
Cole McMorris Rodgers was born at 3:14 a.m. Sunday at Bethesda Naval Hospital, her office said today. The baby weighed 5 pounds, 9 ounces and was in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to address minor complications, said her spokeswoman. The lawmaker, 37, married Brian Rodgers last year; this is her first child. She plans to take at least a month off, her spokeswoman said.
McMorris Rodgers is just the fifth woman to give birth while serving in Congress, according to research by her aides. All have been members of the House.
