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1 Mar, 6 tweets, 2 min read
Sonceria Ann Berry was sworn in as 35th Secretary of the Senate, the first African American woman to hold this position, by Senate President Pro Tempore Leahy. She was accompanied by Majority Leader Schumer and previously served as Leahy's Deputy Chief of Staff.
Schumer on the new Secretary of the Senate: "Today, one day after the conclusion of Black History Month and on the first day of Women's History Month, Ann Berry was just sworn in as the first Black woman to ever serve as Secretary of the Senate. Another glass ceiling broken."

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