Less old white guys, more women and people of color.
There’s an incredible energy in the halls of Congress today. We make progress when our country’s representatives look more like our country itself, when more women, people of color and young people hold office. Today is a huge step forward, and we’re just getting started.
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) January 3, 2019
The #116thCongress has SO much to be proud of:
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 3, 2019
✅1st Somali-American + Refugee
✅1st Muslim women (@RashidaTlaib & I)
✅1st Indigenous women
✅1st Palestinian-American
✅Youngest (28) @AOC
✅Record 100+ women
✅Largest ever Black (55), Hispanic (37), & Progressive (98) caucuses
Need I say more? I will leave it at that today.