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The 113th Congress, which was sworn in on Jan. 3, 2013, is more diverse than ever before. Sure, it still doesn’t even remotely represent the demographics of the electorate, but, hey, progress is progress and I look forward to seeing what all these new faces do for our country in the new year.

Rebecca Eisenberg

Jan 3, 2013

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