With departures of long-serving members , a new Senate is emerging . `` Deal-making and compromise have never been 'easy , ' but the leaders forced it on the rank-and-file . First Japanese-American woman and first openly gay woman joined Senate this year . Record number of women now serve and growing number of senators have young children . Comment:
With departures of long-serving members , a new Senate is emerging . First Japanese-American woman and first openly gay woman joined Senate this year . Record number of women now serve and growing number of senators have young children . Comment: