01:790:104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Party Leaders Of The United States House Of Representatives, Mitch Mcconnell, Nancy Pelosi
11 Mar 2014
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Roles of congress: serve their constituents (members of the house are very close to their constituents!, serve as the national law making body, two different roles often cause them to come to conflict. This prevents a lot of taxes: partisan: represent homogenous districts; districts are more democrat or more republican than entire states. Informal role: seta agenda of the house, controls rules committee, influences committee assignments, rewards members for party loyalty, coordinates with the senate (bills have to pass through both houses, public face of the house. 1991- present: representative john boehner- republican from ohio"s 8th congressional district (dayton, formerly house majority leader, committees: republican conference chairman, education and the workforce committee. Issue areas: crafted the contract with america (1994), ethics, education, pension protection act. House minority leader: representative nancy pelosi, democrat, california"s 8th district (san francisco, her whole job is to take the majority back from the republicans! Must figure out a way to get more.
