Sen. Tammy Duckworth Ladda (Tammy) Tammy DuckworthMcConnell focuses on confirming judicial nominees with COVID-19 talks stalled Biden courts veterans amid fallout from Trump military controversies John Fogerty: 'Confounding' that Trump campaign played 'Fortunate Son' at rally MORE (D-Ill.) tweeted a photo Wednesday celebrating a group of female senators showing up first for a committee quorum.

"Guess who were the first Senators to show up for Senate Armed Services Committee quorum?" Duckworth asked on Twitter.

Guess who were the first Senators to show up for Senate Armed Services Committee quorum? Women getting it done! pic.twitter.com/52Z8p0NmUL — Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) May 15, 2019

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The number of women in Congress hit a record high this year, with 127 female lawmakers.

A quarter of the Senate is now constituted by women. Seventeen of those 25 are Democrats and eight are Republicans.

There are eight female members on the Senate Armed Services Committee.