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It’s official!
@RepDavids & I are the first Native American women in Congress.
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And just like that, with my hand on my granddad's bible, it's official. Residents of the Massachusetts 7th, I am so honored and humbled to assume the title of your Congresswoman. Let's get to work.
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The
#116thCongress has SO much to be proud of:
1st Somali-American + Refugee
1st Muslim women (@RashidaTlaib & I)
1st Indigenous women
1st Palestinian-American
Youngest (28) @AOC
Record 100+ women
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BREAKING: Devin Nunes is officially POWERLESS in the House Intelligence Committee Paul Ryan is official NOT a politician Donald Trump CAN NOT pass a single bill into law without Democrats voting for it. America is Starting to WIN again!
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On our first day in session,
#116thCongress passed two bills to reopen the government with no new funding for Trump's border wall. It's time to reopen the government and let our federal employees go back to work! -
When you realize there’s a record number of Latinx representatives being sworn in to the
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Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids embrace after being sworn in. Together, they are the first Native-American women to serve in the
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I'm so proud to have just cast my first vote as a Congresswoman for Speaker @NancyPelosi.
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Yesterday, Congress voted to lift a 181 year ban on headwear to make the
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From my family to yours, thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Congress has historically been 90% White. 44/45 Presidents have been White men. The incoming
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The members of the House will now constitute the first pro-reproductive health majority ...EVER.
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Some faces of the new
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• Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH)
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
• Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)
• Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
• Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
• Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) pic.twitter.com/7CrXHepSBS
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First Native American women in Congress. First Muslim women in Congress. Youngest woman ever elected to Congress. The first black congresswomen to represent Massachusetts and Connecticut. The state of Texas sent its first Latinas to Congress.
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BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi is officially third in the line of succession for the Presidency and the most powerful woman in the United States. I’m pretty sure I just heard Trump shart.
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Thank you for the love,
@HillaryClinton. Women like you have paved the way for all of us to have come this far.#116thCongress https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1080941776377180160 …
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Hello to the
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It’s a new day in America with people that look like ALL Americans. All creeds, colors, genders, and ages. They’re the people making America great. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/01/220641/when-does-congress-get-sworn-in … -
Something different about the two sides but I just can't put my finger on it.

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Getting all the women in Congress together for a photo!
#HERstory#116thCongress pic.twitter.com/t6VUlVuTtu – At U.S. Capitol - House of Representatives
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A sharp contrast in the House during Thursday's swearing-in underlines the differences between how Democrats and Republicans have approached promoting women and candidates of color. https://bit.ly/2F7Rlrw
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