Lecture
Tue= sday, 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 Senator= s
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
Representative= s
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
Lecture
Tue= sday, 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 Senator= s
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
Representative= s
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