This California lawmaker was told she couldn't vote remotely since her maternity leave did not qualify her as "high risk" for Covid-19... So she traveled 80 miles to support a critical housing bill, with her newborn strapped to her chest.
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00:00I was actually in the middle of feeding my daughter when this bill came up
00:03and I ran down on the floor today because I strongly believe we need to pass this bill.
00:30Colleagues it's good to see you all. I was actually in the middle of feeding my
00:44daughter when this bill came up and I ran down on the floor today because I
00:48strongly believe we need to pass this bill. But.
00:49came up, and I ran down on the floor today because I strongly believe we need to pass
00:55this bill. We are 3.5 million homes shy of where we need to be right now in this state.
01:01And Ellie agrees that we absolutely need to pass this bill, and I know it's difficult
01:06for some of you, these votes are difficult for some of you, but it's very, very important.
01:10And I just come down here in strong support of this bill and urge my colleagues, it's
01:14the simplest way we can have density that still adheres to neighborhood character.
01:20So please, please, please pass this bill, and I'm going to go finish feeding my daughter.