Congress set a new diversity record this year with its highest-ever number of women and racial minorities, including 60 Black lawmakers.
Credit:	Getty Images/AP/Library of Congress

Congress set a new diversity record this year with its highest-ever number of women and racial minorities, including 60 Black lawmakers.
Credit: Getty Images/AP/Library of Congress

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Congress set a new diversity record this year with its highest-ever number of women and racial minorities, including 60 Black lawmakers.