Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/its-a-girl-rep-rodgers-welcomes-third-child-while-in-office Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter It's a girl! Rep. Rodgers welcomes third child while in office Nation Nov 25, 2013 3:55 PM EDT "Welcome Brynn Catherine! (Born at 6:19 am on Nov. 24, weighing 7 lbs. 6 oz.)" --@cathymcmorris Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. set a congressional record Monday with the birth of her daughter. Rodgers is the first woman to give birth three times while serving in Congress. Giving birth while in Congress is a rarity. Only eight women have ever done so and Rodgers, the most senior GOP woman in Congress, was already the only the member to have had two babies while in office. Baby Brynn joins big brother Cole, 6, and sister Grace, 2. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
"Welcome Brynn Catherine! (Born at 6:19 am on Nov. 24, weighing 7 lbs. 6 oz.)" --@cathymcmorris Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. set a congressional record Monday with the birth of her daughter. Rodgers is the first woman to give birth three times while serving in Congress. Giving birth while in Congress is a rarity. Only eight women have ever done so and Rodgers, the most senior GOP woman in Congress, was already the only the member to have had two babies while in office. Baby Brynn joins big brother Cole, 6, and sister Grace, 2. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now