On the right side of the floor, the shrunken group of Republicans, a nearly uniform horde of white men in dark suits, sat motionless, while the Democrats rose to applaud. Their side of the House was a riot of color, dotted with women’s bright dresses. They were male and female, black and brown and white and Asian, gay and straight, young and old—AOC, at twenty-nine, was the youngest congresswoman in history. From above, a lei, a cowboy hat and a hijab could be seen. Many had brought their children—they cradled infants in their arms or shushed restless grade-schoolers. It was the most diverse
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