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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lisa Mascaro

State of the Union? Congress doesn't fully reflect diversity

ASSOCIATED PRESS

When lawmakers gather for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, the Republican side of the aisle will look slightly different than it did a few years ago.

Rather than row after row of white men in suits, the House Republican majority increasingly has added Black, Latino and female elected officials to their ranks, an effort toward bolstering GOP diversity that's helping to make the new Congress the most racially and ethnically diverse ever.

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