This is the finished powerpoint over Congress. It took a bit longer than I had wanted, but it's done.

1. THE UNITED STATES
CONGRESS
A PowerPoint ―If men were angels, no government would be necessary.‖
Presentation by
Tamrha Echols -James Madison

2. Demographics of Congress Total Number of Members – 535
Age Distribution Within Congress
1, 0%
19, 4%
78, 15%
76, 14%
175, 33%
187, 34%
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3. Gender Distribution Within Congress
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4. Martial Status Within Congress
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5. Party Affiliation Within Congress
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218, 41%
316, 59%
Democrat Republican Independent

6. Ethnical Distribution Within Congress
500 458
Number of members
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Catholic
8% Methodist
47%
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Christian
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9. Senator John Cornyn
 Elected: 2002
 Year Re-elected: 2008
 Terms Served: 1; currently serving his
second
 Political Work: Senator Cornyn, a republican,
has worked hard to establish a more open form
of government. He’s passed the OPEN
Government Act, completely reforming the
Freedom of Information Act for the first time in a
decade.
 Extra Information: John Cornyn is currently
married to Sandy Hansen with 2 daughters,
Haley and Danley.

10. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
 Elected: 1993
 Year Re-elected: 2000 and 2006
 Terms Served: 2; currently serving her third
 Political Work: Senator Hutchison has played multiple
roles as Senior Republican on the Senate Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, on the
Appropriations Committee, the Committee on Banking
Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on
Rules and Administration. She has even served as the
Chairman as the Republican Policy Committee in the
110th Congress.
 Extra Information: Senator Hutchinson grew up in La
Marque, Texas. Her great-great-grandfather, Charles S.
Taylor, was friends with Thomas Rusk of Nacogdoches
and both signed the Texas Declaration of
Independence.

11. The Sixth District
 District Overview
 Ellis County: Waxahachie, Ennis,
Midlothian, Red Oak, Ferris, Italy,
Palmer, Oak Leaf, Maypearl, Milford,
Pecan Hill, and Bardwell
 Freestone County: Fairfield and Teague
 Houston County: Grapeland, Lovelady
and Crockett
 Leon County: Buffalo and Centerville
 Limestone County: Mexia
 Navarro County: Corsicana, Kerens,
Dawson, Rice, Frost, and Richland
 Tarrant County: Arlington, Crowley, Fort
Worth, and Mansfield
 Trinity County: Groveton
 Number of Texas
Representatives: 32

12. Representative Joe Barton
 Year Elected: 1984
 Year Re-elected: 2000, 2002, and 2004
 Terms Served: 4
 Political Work: Barton remains among the
steadfast house leaders on tax reform
through lower taxes and financial freedom.
He helped to eliminated the marriage
penalty estate tax, lowered capital gains
taxes, and swept bankruptcy reforms.
 Extra Information: Born in Waco, Texas,
September 15, 1949, Representative Joe
Barton was an avid baseball player,
earning a 4-year scholarship to Texas A&M
as an industrial engineering student.

13. Joe Biden
President of the Senate
 Year Elected: 2008
 Year Re-elected: n/a
 Terms Served: currently serving his first
 Political Work: Vice president Biden has had
an abundance of previous political occupation
ranging from Senator of Delaware to
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
 Extra Information: Joseph Robinette Biden,
Jr. ,at the age of 29, became one of the
youngest people elected to the United States
Senate.

14. Robert Byrd
President Pro Tempore
 Year elected: 2006
 Terms served: currently serving his first
 Year re-elected: n/a
 Political Work: Byrd, a loyal
democrat, has held many political
positions from Senate Conference
Secretary, Majority Whip, Minority
Leader, and twice Majority Leader. As
a matter of fact, he is the only former
party leader in the Senate.
 Extra Information: At the age of 24,
Robert Byrd joined the Ku Klux Klan,
which was in some extent the stepping
stone to his entire political career
despite the hindering effects it had in
the political arena.

15. Harry Reid
Senate Majority Leader
 Year Elected: 2006
 Terms Served: currently serving his first
 Year Re-elected: n/a
 Political Work: Harry Reid has held
multiple positions in the political world.
From a smorgasbord of positions in
Nevada—from the mayor of Las Vegas
to US Representative—to US Senator.
 Extra Information: During his time as
chairman of the Nevada Gaming
Commission from 1977-1981, he
dodged quite a few death threats that
the position subjected him to. From
sending Jack Gordon to federal prison
for bribery to finding a bomb strapped
to one of his cars.

16. Richard Durbin
Chief Assistant to the Senate Majority Leader
 Year Elected: 2006
 Terms Served: currently serving his first
 Year Re-elected: N/A
 Political Work: Senator Durbin has
been working his way thorough the
Senate since 1983 when he was
elected as Illinois’ 20th District
Representative. He is known as one
the most liberal members of Congress,
using his position as the Majority Whip
to pursue Congress decisions.
 Extra Information: Richard Durbin is
perhaps most remembered for his
controversial statements comparing
FBI torture techniques to those of
regimes like Nazi Germany, the Soviet
Union, and the Khmer Rouge.
 Home State: Illinois

17. Mitch McConnell
Senate Minority Leader
 Year Elected: 2006
 Terms Served: currently serving his first
 Year Re-elected: n/a
 Political Work: Minority Leader McConnell was
first elected into the Senate in 1995 as the
Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on
Ethics. He has slowly been working his way up
to Minority Leader ever since.
 Extra Information: Before working in the
Senate, McConnell held a career in the justice
system, working as a Deputy Assistant Attorney
General.

18. John Kyl
Chief Assistant to the Senate Minority Leader
 Year Elected: 2006
 Terms Served: currently serving his first
 Year Re-elected: n/a
 Political Work: A good majority of
Senator Kyl’s work has left a good
impression upon the political world with
his help in sponsoring to amend the
U.S. Constitution to help protect the
rights of victims in the criminal justice
system as well as supporting the
Unlawful Internet Gambling
Enforcement Act of 2006.
 Extra Information: Kyl was ranked the
fourth-most conservative United States
Senator by the National Journal in their
March 2007 conservative/liberal
ratings.
 Home State: Nebraska (represents
Arizona)

19. Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House
 Year Elected: 2006
 Terms Served: 1; currently serving her
second
 Year Re-elected: 2008
 Political Work: Before she became the first
female Speaker, Nancy Pelosi served as the
minority whip and minority leader for the
House as well as the Representative of
California’s 8th district.
 Extra Information: As well as being the first
female speaker, Pelosi is one of the richest
members of Congress.

20. Steny Hoyer
Majority Leader of the House
 Year Elected: 2006
 Terms Served: 1; currently serving his
second
 Year Re-elected: 2008
 Political Work: Before being elected as
the Majority Leader twice, Hoyer served
for 2 consecutive terms as the
Democratic Whip as well as earning a
reputation as a strong leader and able
legislator.
 Extra Information: Hoyer takes a pro-
choice stand point toward abortion,
affirmative action, and gay rights.

21. James E. Clyburn
Majority Whip of the House
 Year Elected: 2006
 Terms Served: 1; currently serving his
second
 Year Re-elected: 2008
 Political Work: James Clyburn’s
career in politics started long before
his winning the election for Vice-
Chairman of the House Democratic
Caucus in 2003. For over 2 decades,
he worked in the politics of his home
state, South Carolina, before jumping
his way up toward the House itself.
 Extra Information: When James was
only 13 years old, he knew he wanted
to work in Congress. However, one of
his mother’s clients at her beauty shop
had told him that his thinking was a
dangerous thing for a young black
child. His mother, however, told him to
achieve his dream.
 Home State: South Carolina

22. John Boehner
Minority Leader of the House
 Year Elected: 2006
 Terms Served: 1; currently serving his second
 Year Re-elected:2008
 Political Work: A good portion of John
Boehner’s political career revolves around
eliminating wasteful spending, creating jobs,
and balancing the federal budget without
raising taxes.
 Extra Information: John Boehner, born in
Cincinnati in November 1949, was one of 12
brothers and sisters.

23. Eric Cantor
Minority Whip of the House
 Year Elected: 2008
 Terms Served: currently serving his first
 Year Re-elected: n/a
 Political Work: Not only does Eric
Cantor hold the position of Minority
Whip of the House of Representatives,
but he also holds a powerful position
on the House Ways and Means
Committee which has direct jurisdiction
over taxes, trade, Social Security,
Medicare, prescription drugs for
seniors, healthcare and welfare reform.
 Extra Information: Eric Cantor met his
wife, Diana Marcy Fine, while in New
York on a blind date. They have 3
children, Evan, Jenna, and Michael.
 Home State: Virginia

24. Bill by May
Immigration Activists Plan Rallies May 1st
With health care over and done with
for the most part, activists are
looking toward pushing lawmakers
to pass new laws regarding
immigration. On Tuesday, during a
conference call with reporters, much
praised was passed to Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid for his
promises of giving these laws his
attention, while much criticism has
been thrown toward Senators John
Kyl and Jeff Sessions for their
oppositions.
Immigration rights activists plan to
pressure lawmakers with a final
ultimatum: pass the laws by the end
of the month or new rallies will
follow.
13 April 2010

25. Hill Meeting Disrupted
Protesters Interrupt Testimony of Coal Industry Executives
During a congressional meeting on
Wednesday covering climate
change, three young
environmentalists stood silently
while the head of Peabody Energy
Corporation testified in front of the
House Select Committee on
Energy Independence and Global
Warming. These young activists,
faces covered in masks, held up
hands dirtied in what was assumed
to be coal dust. The protestors than
went on to place a piece of coal on
the desk where the coal industry
leaders of Peabody Energy
Corporation were sitting.
This liberal group has held similar
protests against what they say is
―industry influence over the Senate
debate on climate change‖.
14 April 2010