Lecture

Tuesday,
February 24, 2009

11:42 AM

Lots of extra
material for this chapter

111th Congress

Jan
3 2009 - Jan 3 2011

In
2010, 435 people in the house will be up for reelection

Districts
reapportioned by the 10 year census

100 senators

Now
55 democrats (and 2 independents who vote with them) and 41 republicans and 1
seat open (verify numbers)

In
order to close a filibuster you need 60 votes

No
time limit on discussion

So
people can talk about anything

To
make sure nothing gets done

Leadership

President
is the VP of the USA - Joe Biden

Majority
Leader - Harry Reid

Decide
what bills come to floor

Their
assistant; the Majority Whip - Richard Durbin

Getting
senators on the floor to vote and to vote for Reid's bills

Deputy
Whip - Barbara Boxer

Minority
Leader

Minority
Leader - Mitch McConnell

Minority
Whip - Jon Kyl

No
Deputy Whip

House

2
vacant seats in the House

433
members now

255
are democrats

178
republicans

Speaker
of the House

Chosen
by the majority party

Nancy
Pelosi, CA

First
Female Speaker

Majority
Whip

Jim
Clyburn

Majority
Leader

John
Boehner

Been
speaking out against Recovery Act

Minority
Whip - Eric Cantor

Famous Senators

Jeff
Sessions - Alabama

Conservative
Republican

John
McCain - Arizona

Barbara
Boxer - CA

Dianne
Feinstein - CA

Daniel
Inouye - HI

Democrat

Fought
in WW2

Richard
Durban

Lindsey
Gramm

Republican

Jim
Bunning

KY

Played
for the Phillies

Olympia
Snowe

Moderate
Republican

Susan
Collins

Moderate
Republican

Ted
Kennedy

MA

Bad
health problems

John
Kerry

MA

Carl
Levin

Active
senator

Max
Vocus

MT

Democrat

John
Tester

MT

Democrat

Used
to be/ is a rancher

Charles
Schumer

NY

K
Bailey Hutisison

Orrin
hatch

Ultra
conservative

But
good friends with Kennedy

Patrick
Leyhy

Democrat

Influential

Robert
Burr

Oldest
senator

Only
one to vote against Iraq invasion

Feingold

Democrat

Wisconsin

Representatives

CA
53

NY
29

AZ
8 gaining

NJ
13

MT
1

FL
25 gaining

PA
19

Joe
Sestak

Patrick
Murphy - only Congressman to fight in Iraq

Blue
Dog Democrat (conservative money spenders)

IL
19

TX
32

Much
more diverse group

Age

Ethnic

Racial
background

Gender

Debate
limited in the house

Operated
more casually

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Lecture

Tuesday,
February 24, 2009

11:42 AM

Lots of extra
material for this chapter

111th Congress

Jan
3 2009 - Jan 3 2011

In
2010, 435 people in the house will be up for reelection

Districts
reapportioned by the 10 year census

100 senators

Now
55 democrats (and 2 independents who vote with them) and 41 republicans and 1
seat open (verify numbers)

In
order to close a filibuster you need 60 votes

No
time limit on discussion

So
people can talk about anything

To
make sure nothing gets done

Leadership

President
is the VP of the USA - Joe Biden

Majority
Leader - Harry Reid

Decide
what bills come to floor

Their
assistant; the Majority Whip - Richard Durbin

Getting
senators on the floor to vote and to vote for Reid's bills

Deputy
Whip - Barbara Boxer

Minority
Leader

Minority
Leader - Mitch McConnell

Minority
Whip - Jon Kyl

No
Deputy Whip

House

2
vacant seats in the House

433
members now

255
are democrats

178
republicans

Speaker
of the House

Chosen
by the majority party

Nancy
Pelosi, CA

First
Female Speaker

Majority
Whip

Jim
Clyburn

Majority
Leader

John
Boehner

Been
speaking out against Recovery Act

Minority
Whip - Eric Cantor

Famous Senators

Jeff
Sessions - Alabama

Conservative
Republican

John
McCain - Arizona

Barbara
Boxer - CA

Dianne
Feinstein - CA

Daniel
Inouye - HI

Democrat

Fought
in WW2

Richard
Durban

Lindsey
Gramm

Republican

Jim
Bunning

KY

Played
for the Phillies

Olympia
Snowe

Moderate
Republican

Susan
Collins

Moderate
Republican

Ted
Kennedy

MA

Bad
health problems

John
Kerry

MA

Carl
Levin

Active
senator

Max
Vocus

MT

Democrat

John
Tester

MT

Democrat

Used
to be/ is a rancher

Charles
Schumer

NY

K
Bailey Hutisison

Orrin
hatch

Ultra
conservative

But
good friends with Kennedy

Patrick
Leyhy

Democrat

Influential

Robert
Burr

Oldest
senator

Only
one to vote against Iraq invasion

Feingold

Democrat

Wisconsin

Representatives

CA
53

NY
29

AZ
8 gaining

NJ
13

MT
1

FL
25 gaining

PA
19

Joe
Sestak

Patrick
Murphy - only Congressman to fight in Iraq

Blue
Dog Democrat (conservative money spenders)

IL
19

TX
32

Much
more diverse group

Age

Ethnic

Racial
background

Gender

Debate
limited in the house

Operated
more casually