It's not something you see every day at congressional hearing on the economy and interest rates. As members of Congress ...

South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn stepped up to hold his colleague, Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen's 4-month-old son, Sam, ...

U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen has flown from Colorado to Washington, D.C., with her newborn son four times to cast votes and do her job in the nation’s capital. But since 10-week-old Sam’s ...

Caitlyn Kim/CPR News Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen holds her newborn, Sam, outside the House chamber, Feb. 25, 2025. Pettersen returned to D.C. from maternity leave to vote against the ...

At one point, Sam let out a tiny little yelp and Pettersen, who sounded slightly out of breath, calmly said, "I agree, Sam." Pettersen posted a video of the speech on her Instagram, and in the ...

Representative Brittany Pettersen flew from Colorado to Washington, D.C. with her 4-week-old infant in order to vote on a critical budget bill on Feb. 25. “I wasn’t going to let that stop me.” ...

So though she is still physically healing from childbirth, Pettersen flew in and stepped up to the podium to address Congress while holding a swaddled Sam. She said, "Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

House Committee on Financial Services - PHOTO: Rep. Brittany Pettersen holds her son Sam while questioning Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell during a hearing of the House Committee on ...