Year they are history making, unprecedented, consequential from Criminal Investigations into the former president of the United States to midterm elections that preserved our democracy, from the makeup o the Supreme Court and th decisions that threatened ou rights to the very rapid ris of hate speech on public discourse, we have plenty to dig into you are watching simone and yo know i have a lot to say when i reflect on the wil ride that was 2022, i keep coming back to these words historic and unprecedented democrats bumped historica trends by expanding thei Senate Majority and preventing a red wave in the house of representatives. And voters, they changed the representation in more way than one electing the first gen z membe of congress with Maxwell Frost In Florida The First woman elected to congress from vermont, wit becca blunt, the First Out Lesbian governors, lamar heal in massachusetts, and tina kotek in oregon. The first black governor o maryland with wes moore. The list just g
year they are history making, unprecedented, consequential from criminal investigations into the former president of the united states to midterm elections that preserved our democracy, from the makeup o the supreme court and th decisions that threatened ou rights to the very rapid ris of hate speech on public discourse, we have plenty to dig into you are watching simone and yo know i have a lot to say when i reflect on the wil ride that was 2022, i keep coming back to these words historic and unprecedented democrats bumped historica trends by expanding thei senate majority and preventing a red wave in the house of representatives. and voters, they changed the representation in more way than one electing the first gen z membe of congress with maxwell frost in florida the first woman elected to congress from vermont, wit becca blunt, the first out lesbian governor s, lamar heal in massachusetts, and tina kotek in oregon. the first black governor o maryland with wes moore. th
of congress with maxwell frost in florida the first woman elected to congress from vermont, wit becca blunt, the first out lesbian governor s, lamar heal in massachusetts, and tina kotek in oregon. the first black governor o maryland with wes moore. the list just goes on. with such dramatic shifts came another historical changing of the guard, when speaker, nancy pelosi, the first woman speake of the house, pass the torch t congressman, hakeem jeffries who will be the first blac leader of any major politica party in congress. and it s not just in the house that we are seeing these changes. justice ketanji brown jackso now sits on the nation s highest court, the first black woman ever to sit on the supreme court. her appointment as a crown jewel of the judiciary i changing right before our very eyes the president biden s 97 confirmed nominees, 60% were women and 67% were people of color. this is the most diverse cro of nominees the nation has eve seen and with democrats expanding
and still get the 60 votes necessary in the senate. cnn s phil mattingly is live for us at the white house right now. and, phil, this is obviously a massive celebration on the south lawn of the white house. and i assume president biden is going to take out many pens so that he can share them with the dignitaries there. we see vice president harris there on the right. congressman jerrold nadler, senator tammy baldwin, the first out lesbian in the senate. nancy nancy pelosi who has been advocating for same-sex marriage rights. and senator chuck schumer. and obviously, secretary of transportation pete buttigieg who is married and has two kids. . reporter: yeah, i would also note the republicans that were in that picture which underscores, i think, the significance of this moment that goes beyond what the actual legislative text says. what the president actually signed into law.