You may recall that the 110th Congress was reviled by the right wing as a ‘Do-Nothing’ Congress for its supposed inactivity. As of November 7, 2007 the first session of the 110th Congress had met for 149 legislative days. But the 111th Congress is less active so far than the 110th, meeting as of November [...]
Congressional Member Organizations, better known as caucuses, are advocacy organizations in the House of Representatives who claim Representatives as members. There are many CMOs that appeared to exist in the 110th Congress of 2007-2008, but which have not been renewed their registration in the 111th Congress of 2009-2010. Is it lack of interest that suffocated [...]
Irregular Times reports today on the sponsorship (offering a bill for consideration) and cosponsorship (promoting a bill by signing one’s name) activity by members of the United States Senate in the years 2007-2008, offering figures for 98 Senators that range from a low of 22 bill (co)sponsorships to a high of 469 bill (co)sponsorships. See [...]
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