How Many Women Are in Congress in 2019?
5 Ways the Wave of Women in Congress Could Change Politics For the Better
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Research has also shown that women legislators are more likely to work on key, oft-neglected domestic issues, like education, healthcare, social welfare and the environment. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has already gotten a head start by taking the lead on her Green New Deal initiative to create clean-energy jobs, while Rep. Ayanna Pressley already has a thorough, detailed policy agenda for promoting equity in K-12 and higher education.
America faces an ongoing crises of college affordability and a failure to invest in teachers and public schools. Millions of Americans lack health insurance, and millions could lose the insurance they have if the Affordable Care Act is gutted. It's clear that domestic policy, which affects the everyday lives of most Americans far more than anything else, must be a priority of the 116th Congress. And thankfully, due to the election of more women, this will probably be the case.