Historic firsts in new US Congress

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 03: Members of the new U.S. Congress were sworn in Thursday as the most diverse group of lawmakers in its history. The 116th Congress began its session Thursday as well, with a House of Representatives that is now comprised of majority Democrats. A record number of women were sworn into the House, 102, including 35 who were newly elected in November. The new congressional session, which will run until January 2021, also sees many firsts, with the first Muslim congresswomen, Native American congresswomen as well as the youngest member in the history of Congress.Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar made history Thursday, becoming the first Muslim women sworn into Congress. Tlaib, a Palestinian-American Muslim, wore a traditional Palestinian dress and made her oath on a copy of the Quran originally owned by Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. She joined Omar, her Democrat colleague, as the first Somali-American and first congresswoman to wear a hijab, or headscarf. Omar came to the U.S. more than two decades ago as a refugee. "Twenty-three years ago, from a refugee camp in Kenya, my father and I arrived at an airport in Washington DC," Omar said on Twitter, posting a photo of her father and her smiling with suitcases. "Today, we return to that same airport on the eve of my swearing in as the first Somali-American in Congress." Last year, a record 90 Muslims contested the polls since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, according to Jetpac, an organization that helps Muslims run for political office.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29, became the youngest woman to be sworn in to the House of Representatives. She represents New York's 14th congressional district, which includes parts of Queens and the Bronx.(Footage by Yasin OZturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 03: Members of the new U.S. Congress were sworn in Thursday as the most diverse group of lawmakers in its history. The 116th Congress began its session Thursday as well, with a House of Representatives that is now comprised of majority Democrats. A record number of women were sworn into the House, 102, including 35 who were newly elected in November. The new congressional session, which will run until January 2021, also sees many firsts, with the first Muslim congresswomen, Native American congresswomen as well as the youngest member in the history of Congress.Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar made history Thursday, becoming the first Muslim women sworn into Congress. Tlaib, a Palestinian-American Muslim, wore a traditional Palestinian dress and made her oath on a copy of the Quran originally owned by Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. She joined Omar, her Democrat colleague, as the first Somali-American and first congresswoman to wear a hijab, or headscarf. Omar came to the U.S. more than two decades ago as a refugee. "Twenty-three years ago, from a refugee camp in Kenya, my father and I arrived at an airport in Washington DC," Omar said on Twitter, posting a photo of her father and her smiling with suitcases. "Today, we return to that same airport on the eve of my swearing in as the first Somali-American in Congress." Last year, a record 90 Muslims contested the polls since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, according to Jetpac, an organization that helps Muslims run for political office.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29, became the youngest woman to be sworn in to the House of Representatives. She represents New York's 14th congressional district, which includes parts of Queens and the Bronx.(Footage by Yasin OZturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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