Visualize the 117th Senate and its members, and compare it with past congresses
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) became the first openly LGBT senator in 2012.
President Clinton was acquited of obstruction of justice charges in his impeachment trial, a two-thirds majority vote having been necessary to convict.
Over 50 years after relations between the two countries ended, the United States Senate voted 83-15 to normalize trade with the People's Republic of China
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