- 1. Congress Project Nichole Fort Courtnei Johnson Hannah
Kettles
2. Demographics 3. Age 4. Gender 5. Marital Status 6. Party 7.
Religion 8. Ethnicity 9. Congress Members from Texas 10. Senator
John Cornyn
- Year of re-election - 2008
- Political Work - Co-founded and became co-chairmen of the U.S.
Senate India Caucus, served in San Antonio for six years as a
district judge.
- Extra Info - Ranked as seventeenth most conservative United
States Senator in 2008 by theNational Journal.
11. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
- Year of Re-election - 2006
- Political Work - Senate Committee, and Chairmen of the
Republican Policy Committee
- Extra Info - recently published her most recent best
seller:Leading Ladies: American Trailblazers
12. Representative Joe Barton
- Number of Representatives - 35
- Year of re-election - 2009
- Political Work - Assisted V.P. aide to Energy Secretary James
B. Edward, Natural Gas Consultant to Congress
- Extra Info - Primary House author of the Energy Policy Act of
2005, co-founded the Congressional Privacy Caucus, and co-sponsor
of the Anti-Spy ware SPY ACT.
13. Senate Leaders 14. President of the Senate Joe Biden
- Year of re-election - 2009
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- Chairmen of Foreign Relations Committee
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- Chairmen of the Senate Judiciary Committee, dealing with issues
of drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties
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- Led creation of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act and Violence Against Women Act.
15. President of the Senate Joe Biden
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- Became one of the youngest people ever elected to U.S.
Senate
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- Chairmen of the administrations Middle Class Task Force, a
White House initiative targeted at raising the living standards of
Middle Class families in America.
16. President Pro Tempore Robert C. Byrd
- Year of re-election - 2007
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- Dean of the Senate since 2003
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- Senate Conference Secretary
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- Majority Whip, Minority Leader, and twice elected Majority
Leader
- Home State - West Virginia
- Extra Info - Used to be an Attorney
17. Majority Leader Harry Reid
- Year of re-election - 2004
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- Represented Nevadas 1 stcongressional district from 1983 to
1987
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- Graduate of Utah State University and George Washington
University Law School.
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- Served as a City Attorney of Henderson
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- Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
18. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
- Year of re-election - 2008
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- Introduced the Project America Act of 2007, which allowed
National Security Agency to listen in on phone calls of suspected
terrorists inside and outside the U.S. without obtaining a
warrant
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- Writer of the Gas Price Reduction Act, which calls for more
offshore and domestic oil exploration to try to curb rising gas
prices
19. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
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- Intern at Capitol Hill under Senator John Sherman Cooper
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- Has his B.A. in political science
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- An advocate of principles, receiving a perfect score from the
American Conservative Union in 2006
20. Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin
- Year of re-election - 2008
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- Serves as chairmen of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Human
Rights and the Law and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial
Services and General Government
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- Co-sponsored the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act
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- Introduced the African Health Capacity Investment Act
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- Co-sponsor of the Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007
21. Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin
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- Timemagazine identified him as one of Americas top 10
senators
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- He is also a trial lawyer, and was told by Harry Reid that he
is the best debater in the U.S. senate.
22. Minority Whip Jon L. Kyl
- Year of re-election - 2006
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- Co-authored the Crime Victims Rights Act
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- Supporter of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act of 2006
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- Served as Policy Committee Chairmen from 2003-2007
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- Served as Conference Chairmen in 2007
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- First Arizonan to hold such a high position in the senate as
Minority Whip
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- Before politics, Kyl was a lawyer and a lobbyist
23. House Leaders 24. Speak of the House Nancy Pelosi
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- Represented the 8 thCongressional District of California
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- Served on Appropriations and Intelligence Committees
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- First female Speaker of the House
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- Highest ranking female politician in American History
25. Minority Leader John A. Boehner
- Year of re-election - 2009
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- Represented Ohios 8 thCongressional District
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- Championed the Freedom to Farm Act
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- House Republican Conference Chairmen from 1995-1999
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- Authored the Pension Protection Act reform
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- Major force in the No Child Left Behind program
26. Minority Whip Eric I. Cantor
- Year of re-election - None
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- Raised of $30 million for the National Republican Congressional
Committee
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- Wrote for the National Review in 2007
27. Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer
- Year of re-election - 2009
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- Served on the Democratic Caucus
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- Chief candidate recruiter for the House Democrats from
1995-2000
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- Highest ranking member of Congress in Maryland history
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- First Marylander to become Majority Leader
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- Interned for Senator Daniel Brewster along with Speaker of the
House, Nancy Pelosi
28. Majority Whip James E. Clyburn
- Year of re-election - 2009
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- Elected Vice-Chairmen of the House Democratic Caucus in
2003
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- Introduced the Access for All American Act, which provides
money to community Health Centers for low-income citizens
- Home State - South Carolina
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- Considered to be the most important African-American political
leader in his home state
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- Second African-American and first South Carolinian to hold this
position
29. Current Events 30. HealthCare Bill
- Since the HealthCare Bill was signed into law, there are high
risk insurance plans
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- The government has to create insurance pools for people who
cannot get coverage because of pre-existing health conditions
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- Health and Human Services has to sync the new plan by June 1
stof the year
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- And they have to make sure that there will be enough funding to
cover new people enrolling for Health insurance
31. PETA
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are outside the
White House almost every day protesting for animal rights
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- Such as no testing cosmetics on animals
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- PETA has filled out more protest permit applications with the
local police than any other group during the months of January and
February
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- They even wore monkey masks and put themselves in dog cages to
show animal cruelty