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Bill to be proposed to allow babies in Nat l Assembly meeting rooms
Posted : 2021-05-16 17:07
Updated : 2021-05-16 17:08
Rep. Yong Hye-in of the Basic Income Party speaks during a plenary session of the National Assembly in this April 20 photo. Yong, who gave birth to a boy on May 8, proposed a bill to allow children under 24 months old to enter the National Assembly s meeting rooms and plenary chamber. Yonhap
By Kwon Mee-yoo
The National Assembly s plenary chamber and meeting rooms are currently no kids zones. But what if a lawmaker has to take care of a newborn child while doing their job? The Assembly has again begun to discuss this issue after Rep. Yong Hye-in of the minor opposition Basic Income Party gave birth on May 8.