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110 th Congress

110 th Congress. Leadership & Structure. Party Make-up. Party Divisions in the HR 232 Democrats 201 Republicans 0 Independents 2 Vacancies Who has the majority?. Leadership. All the leadership positions are held by the majority party. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

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110 th Congress

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  1. 110thCongress Leadership & Structure

  2. Party Make-up • Party Divisions in the HR • 232 Democrats • 201 Republicans • 0 Independents • 2 Vacancies • Who has the majority?

  3. Leadership All the leadership positions are held by the majority party

  4. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Roles Presides over HR Determines committee assignment Sets rules Generally, most powerful person in Congress House of Representatives

  5. Majority Leader From majority party Sets tone for party Steny Hoyer (D-MD) Minority Leader Is the leader for the party out of power John Boehner (R-OH) Floor Leaders – HR

  6. Majority Whip From majority party James Clyburn (D-SC) Minority Whip From minority party Roy Blunt (R-MO) Whip - Ensures party members are voting accordingly, in attendance, keep in party line

  7. Your Rep from District 35 Maxine Waters (D-CA)

  8. Senate President of the Senate Vice President of the U.S. Dick Cheney (R-WY): Breaks ties in S

  9. Senate Leadership • President pro tempore • Majority Party • Temporary president • Presides over Senate Robert Byrd (D – WV)

  10. Majority Leader Most powerful position in Senate Harry Reid (D-NV) Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Senate Leadership

  11. Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) Minority Whip Trent Lott (R-MI) Senate Whips

  12. Barbara Boxer (D) Dianne Feinstein (D) Your CA Senators

  13. Structure • Congress divides into committees in order to become an expert in certain areas • Committees – divides work into specific categories (for each house) • Agriculture • Education and Labor • Judiciary • Veteran’s Affairs • Library (of Congress)

  14. Senate Committee Room

  15. Cmte • Chairperson • Majority party • Seniority Rule • Majority • Longest on cmte • Majority party has proportional number of seats Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture Collin Peterson (D-MN) If a bill sponsored by a Republican goes to a cmte in the 110th Congress, what chance does it have of passing?

  16. Standing Cmte • Permanent • Exclusive Cmte – HR ONLY: • Appropriations: gives out the money • Ways and Means: all tax bills start here • Rules • Major • S: Judiciary, Foreign Relations

  17. Subcommittees • Each cmte divides up into smaller cmte’s that can specialize even further • House Committee on Agriculture • Subcmte on Conservation, Credit, Energy & Research • Subcmte on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition & Forestry • Subcmte on Horticulture & Organic Agriculture • Subcmte on Livestock, Dairy, & Poultry

  18. Select / Special Committees • Temporary or permanent on specific topic • Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence • Special Committee on Aging

  19. Joint Committees • Cmte made of both HR & S • Library • Economic • Taxation • Printing

  20. Where’s Hillary? • Armed Forces • Environment and Public Works • Health, Education, Labor and Pensions • Special Cmte on Aging

  21. Caucus: a group of like-minded representatives • Party Caucus: determines party leadership and direction • Others: • Congressional Black Caucus

  22. What advantages do you get by being the majority party?

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