Along the stately halls of Capitol Hill offices, which house the work of the world's greatest deliberative body, are a few rooms with nicknames like the Lactation Station, the Milk Factory, and the Boob Cube. These are the lactation rooms for many of the nursing mothers of national politics, where everyone observes an unspoken rule: no politics allowed.

As the New York Times revealed in a profile earlier this year, the Capitol and its offices provide several private spaces for nursing mothers, measures encouraged by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. We think it's great that Capitol workers benefit, and in celebration of World Breastfeeding Week would like to encourage Capitol Hill to bolster nursing policies that benefit us all.

Much federal support for breastfeeding, including promotion and education, comes from the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program (WIC). WIC also provides health care and nutrition support for pregnant or breastfeeding women, infants, and children under five.

But some in Congress have proposed cuts to WIC as part of Washington's sudden budget hysteria. One plan would have kicked up to 350,000 mothers and children off the program. It shouldn't fall to nursing mothers and needy children to pay down the national debt (and you can join others speaking out about it here).

We should be doing more, not less, to promote breastfeeding in America. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months (followed by continued breastfeeding for the first year and beyond) is best, yet only 12 percent of U.S. women are still exclusively breastfeeding at the six months mark. Major national and international health organizations are in agreement on the importance of breastfeeding, and so we must discuss ways to do more. Just remember to observe the rule, "No politics allowed."