House of Representatives Majority Whip. Clyburn will become the first African-American to ever hold such a high ranking position in Congress. Clyburn will become the third highest ranking member of Congress, behind inco...
Rep. Richard Neal (D-ME) will be the ranking member of the House Ways & Means Committee in the new Congress, he said on Wednesday. The Democratic Steering and Policy Committee unanimously selected him to retain the title. "Delivering immeasurable wins for the American people through the ...
Congress, polarization, and fidelity to the median voter This paper tracks the relationship between a congressional district's two-party competition and a member's fidelity to voter interests. Median voter theory leads one to expect that fairly "centrist" candidates will emerge from competitiv... ...
“After much thought, I have decided that it is the right moment to pass the torch as top Democrat on the House Natural Resource Committee for the 119th Congress. I do not make this decision lightly, as being elected Ranking Member stands as the honor of my professional career,” Grijalva...
He joined the Anti-Masonic Party in the early 1830s before becoming a member of the Whig Party, which united those opposed to President Jackson. During his time in Congress, Adams became increasingly critical of slavery and of the Southern leaders whom he believed controlled the Democratic Party...
Although the congresswoman is new to the subcommittee, she will lead the panel alongsideChairman Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., who served as the ranking member of the subcommittee last Congress when Democrats had control of the House. In that role, Rep. Rosendale urged the VA to addresstechnical ...
Yongkang, a former member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Xu Caihou, former chairman of the Central Military Commission, according to the report distributed Thursday at the annual session of the National People's Congress. ...
House of Representatives adopted major reforms in their committee assignment process. Drawing upon interviews with participants and personal observation, we identify the major differences and similarities i... SS Smith,BA Ray - 《Congress & the Presidency》 被引量: 37发表: 1983年 The Impact of ...
Highsmith Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. Donated to the Library by Carol M. Highsmith. Engineering hall of Washington and Lee university. President’s House, begun in 1868 as a residence for Robert E. Lee and his wife. Carol M. Highsmith...
Speaker Mike Johnson said in a brief interview Monday morning that his team is still trying to fit every Republican member of Congress in the Capitol Rotunda today — though staff are privately acknowledging there won’t be enough room. “I think we’ll fit all t...