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    New Congress is the most diverse ever, except for religion

    by Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times Jan 06, 2019 3 minutes

    When the new Congress convened this week, it included several firsts with its youngest elected member, its first two Muslim women and its first two Native American women among them. Women now make up about a quarter of Congress, while the Senate and House of Representatives together include more blacks, Latinos and Asian Americans than ever before.

    But even as Congress takes steps toward reflecting the gender and racial makeup of the country, it lags behind significantly when it comes to religion, according to an

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