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  • Kamala Harris isn't the only female politician who won last week.

  • And we wanna shine the light on the women who are changing the landscape of DC and America.

  • Take a look.

  • This year a record number of women are running for Congress.

  • 2020 will be remembered as the year women smashed the glass ceiling wide open.

  • At least one hundred thirty-five women will now be serving in Congress.

  • Thirteen non-incumbent Republican women just won House races.

  • Republican women are doing all across the country this election here.

  • It's just exciting that we are part of history.

  • The republicans did a wonderful job of recruiting strong, conservative women.

  • This was the monumental win for diversity and inclusion.

  • This is our moment.

  • Cori Bush will become Missouri's first Black congresswoman.

  • Yvette Herell becomes the first Republican Native American woman to win a House seat.

  • Stephanie Bice becomes the first Iranian American to serve in Congress.

  • And in Delaware, Sarah McBride will become a nation's first openly transgender female state senator.

  • Change is always possible.

  • The launch of the White house has been an uphill battle for women.

  • From Shirley Chisholm who ran for the democratic nomination in 1972 to Geraldine Ferraro and Sarah Palin, who ran as vice presidential candidate.

  • Not to mention Hilary Clinton, the first woman to capture a major party nomination for president.

  • But that's never stopped women for organizing and mobilizing and forging forward.

  • My job right now is to fix our democracy, to make sure the any person who wants to vote in the America who is eligible has the right to vote.

  • One hundred years after some women secured the right to vote, and fifty-five years after voting rights act was passed comes another barrier breaking victory.

  • We did it.

  • We did it, Joe.

  • Kamala Harris becomes the first woman, the first Black woman and the first Asian American woman to be elected as a vice president of the Unites States.

  • The first woman in the highest level of government.

  • It's been a long time coming.

  • When the women also sharing the leadership of this country, I'm so grateful.

  • It's amazing.

  • It's amazing.

  • It brings tears to my eyes and joy to my heart.

  • And it's also bringing lots of joy to the generations of Black and brown girls and girls all over who are finally getting this message loud and clear.

  • You could be president.

  • I'm thinking about the generations of women, Black women, Asian, White, Latina, Native American women who thrive our nation's history have paved the way this moment tonight.

  • Women who fought and sacrificed so much for equality and liberty and justice for all.

  • But while I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last.

Kamala Harris isn't the only female politician who won last week.

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