{"id":2433360,"date":"2025-05-11T08:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T12:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/britt-and-moody-on-motherhood-and-the-senate-sense-of-urgency-that-moms-bring\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T08:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T12:28:14","slug":"britt-and-moody-on-motherhood-and-the-senate-sense-of-urgency-that-moms-bring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/britt-and-moody-on-motherhood-and-the-senate-sense-of-urgency-that-moms-bring\/","title":{"rendered":"Britt and Moody on motherhood and the Senate: \u2018Sense of urgency that moms bring\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbritt-and-moody-on-motherhood-and-the-senate-sense-of-urgency-that-moms-bring%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2433360&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview, Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and Ashley Moody (R-FL) discussed how their experiences as mothers shape their work in Congress. Thay emphasized a &#8220;sense of urgency&#8221; that mothers bring to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-kristi-noem-calls-for-south-dakota-ag-to-resign-following-fatal-crash-misdemeanor-charges\/\" title=\"Gov. Kristi Noem Calls For South Dakota AG To Resign Following Fatal Crash, Misdemeanor Charges\">legislative issues<\/a>, arguing that action is needed not just for the future but for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-progress-stalls-as-republicans-appear-to-walk-back-stopgap-spending-deal\/\" title=\"House progress stalls as Republicans backtrack on stopgap spending deal.\">current challenges faced<\/a> by families today. Britt and Moody introduced the &#8220;More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed Act,&#8221; which focuses on maternal health and early childhood advancement, aiming to consolidate resources for prenatal and postpartum care. They expressed pride in modeling public service for their children and shared their intentions to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-trek-and-24-actor-gregory-itzin-dead-at-74\/\" title=\"\u2018Star Trek\u2019 And \u201924\u2019 Actor Gregory Itzin Dead At 74\">spend quality time<\/a> with family, especially on Mother&#8217;s Day. their conversation highlighted the intersection of motherhood and political service, stressing the importance of addressing immediate family concerns through legislation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Britt and Moody on motherhood and the Senate: &lsquo;Sense of urgency that moms bring&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2117967\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katie-britt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Katie Britt<\/a> (R-AL) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ashley-moody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ashley Moody<\/a> (R-FL) reflected on how their roles as mothers influence their approach to serving in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People get frustrated with Congress, rightfully, because we move at a snail&rsquo;s pace in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brigitte-gabriel-elise-stefanik-the-trump-defender-who-wins\/\" title=\"Brigitte Gabriel: Elise Stefanik: The Trump Defender Who Wins\">solving real issues<\/a> that are happening right now,&rdquo; Moody told <em>My View with Lara Trump. <\/em>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a sense of urgency that I think moms bring to a situation because we are living it every day. I think just being a voice of, &lsquo;No, we can&rsquo;t wait, we have to get done.&rsquo; It&rsquo;s not just for the children that we want to protect in the future, it&rsquo;s for those right now today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3406966\/why-repealing-california-ev-mandate-dividing-senate-republicans\/\">Why repealing California&rsquo;s EV mandate is dividing Senate Republicans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3407316\/red-fitness-watch-challenge-capitol-hill\/\">The red fitness watch challenge that&rsquo;s keeping Capitol Hill active<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3407719\/alsobrooks-calls-for-rfk-jr-resign-hhs-secretary\/\">Alsobrooks calls for RFK Jr. to resign as HHS secretary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Fox News host Lara Trump responded and drew laughter by saying, &ldquo;They say if you want something done, give it to a busy mom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2929948&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=75f13da616d3941b34e267a08b89cb15\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both Moody and Britt touted recently introduced legislation, called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britt.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOMS-Act_Bill-Text_119.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed Act<\/a>, also known as the Moms Act.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Moms Act takes a comprehensive look at both prenatal and postpartum, and also early childhood development. The first part of the act puts all the resources for pregnancy right there in one place,&rdquo; Britt said. &ldquo;It has grant programs to make sure that we are getting telehealth to different places. We want women to be supported in this journey.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to place an emphasis on making sure we support you bringing new life into this world,&rdquo; Moody added.<\/p>\n<p>As female senators with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >school-age children<\/a>, Moody and Britt both noted a sense of pride in recognizing the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/family-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">modeling for their children<\/a> the value of service to &ldquo;the greatest country in the world.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When asked what they wanted for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/holiday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mother&rsquo;s Day<\/a>, both were quick to say they are excited to spend time with their families.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just want to hang out with my children and my husband and just that time. You realize when you have a job like this and you have to be away during the week, how precious that is,&rdquo; Britt said. &ldquo;I appreciate all that they do and all that they give up to allow me the honor to fight for our nation and the great state of Alabama.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3363503\/brave-plus-streaming-parents-peace-of-mind-trent-talbot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>NEW BRAVE+ STREAMING PLATFORM OFFERS PARENTS PEACE OF MIND: TRENT TALBOT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Moody added with a chuckle, &ldquo;And I think a day full of, &lsquo;Mom, you&rsquo;re right,&rsquo;&rdquo; noting that serving in Congress is no different than negotiating with a teenager.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do think it&rsquo;s one of the reasons why we&rsquo;re so effective here in Congress,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2117967\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2117967\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britt and Moody discuss how motherhood shapes their Senate work<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2689,"featured_media":2433361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/katie-britt-and-ashley-moody-1024x736.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6135,23686,7355,3740,19857],"class_list":["post-2433360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-britt","tag-moody","tag-motherhood","tag-senate","tag-urgency"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/katie-britt-and-ashley-moody-1024x736.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2689"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2433360"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2433364,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433360\/revisions\/2433364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2433361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2433360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2433360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2433360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}