{"id":159793,"date":"2017-01-07T10:12:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T15:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=159793"},"modified":"2017-01-06T23:21:57","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T04:21:57","slug":"pro-life-rep-jaime-herrera-beutler-spotlights-important-mothers-womens-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-life-rep-jaime-herrera-beutler-spotlights-important-mothers-womens-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-life Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler spotlights important mothers’ and women’s issues"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jaime Herrera Beutler<\/p><\/div>\n

Jaime Herrera Beutler, a wife and mother of two, is currently serving her fourth term in Congress as a Republican representing her home state of Washington. She was elected to her first term in 2010<\/a> at the young age of 31, and she remains one of the youngest Congresswomen to be serving even now.<\/p>\n

Beutler readily admits to the many challenges of having a demanding job while raising a young family, but these challenges have helped bring focus to what she hopes to accomplish through her position as a Congresswoman<\/a>. Issues from paid leave time for parents, to being able to travel through airports with breast milk, are just a couple of examples of the attention she gives to women\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n

In December, President Obama signed her Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (BABES Act<\/a>) into law. This law makes carrying bottled breast milk through airports much less of a hassle when having to deal with TSA regulations, which had become a problem for many traveling mothers and families. She also co-authored the Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act<\/a>\u00a0with Democrat Congresswoman Kathy Castor, also signed by President Obama in December. The bill\u00a0\u201c\u2026will identify major research gaps involving pregnant and lactating women who take prescription medication, and detail ways to promote safer medications for them to use.\u201d<\/p>\n