Senate roll call votinggender and representationMost studies looking at the roll call voting behavior of female legislators have investigated this phenomenon at the state legislative level and for the US House of Representatives. Very little research has looked at the impact of gender on the policy...
"Ideology and Representation in the US Senate: Roll Calls v. Constituent Assessments." Journal of Legislative Studies 13(4):558-76.Gershtenson, Joseph , and Dennis L. Plane . 2007 . “ Ideology and Representation in the US Senate: Roll Calls v. Constituent Assessments .” Journal of ...
Randi sported a red "Make America Great Again" hat alongside a Chiefs sweater, making a public nod toward her support for the upcoming 2024 election.
It's unclear whether the Senate will try to pass the bill. If none of the 100 senators objects (unanimous consent), the bill can be fast-tracked without a roll-call vote. According to reporting fromPolitico, however, the bill faces likely objections from both sides of the politi...
The US Senate minority leader will explore "every way that we can legislatively prevent these tariffs from happening" amid the trade war, he has said. "The good news is that there are a good number of Republicans who don't like them (the tariffs) either, and so I'm hopeful w...
Deaton reflected on the nature of the senate election, quoting a card that said that hope has been described as “a small rebellion.” “Change takes time. Winning over an incumbent who has a lot more money than you is hard enough, but when you have a primary, and then there’s 9 we...
The Senate's intelligence committee today voted to back Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence. Tulsi Gabbard received a 9-8 vote in her favour, clearing an important hurdle for her nomination. The committee's action opens the way for the full Senate to decide if...
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Demonstrators call on the US Senate to pass the For the People Act, outside the Supreme Court in Washington DC, June 9, 2021.(Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call/AP) UPDATE, JULY 15: I joined Turkey’s ANews on Wednesday night for a 10-minute discussion of the critical moment over voting ...
Minimum net worth: $52.93 million Change from last year: N/A The Connecticut Senator makes his mark as the richest freshman Member of the 112th Congress. But Blumenthal dropped more than $11 million from the minimum net worth he reported as a candidate in the Nutmeg State’s Senate contest...