Overview

• The Green lawmaker delivered her Bauministerium budget speech on September 23 with her infant in a baby carrier.
• The Bundestag characterized the moment as the first time an MP addressed the lectern with a baby, sharing the announcement on Instagram.
• Video circulated by media showed the child calm and apparently sleeping during the remarks.
• Parliamentary President Julia Klöckner commended Steinmüller and said allowing infants can be acceptable in certain cases, with no formal rule change announced.
• Steinmüller, 32, who represents Berlin‑Mitte, had previously brought her child into the plenary and later posted about work–family compatibility.