congress

In general terms, a congress is an official gathering of people who are elected or appointed to represent populations of people.

As used by most bloggers who use the tag here in Technorati, the reference is to the United States Congress, which is the United States Federal Government's legislative branch. US Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Each of the 50 states has 2 Senators and several representatives. The number of representatives a state has is tied to its population.

Congress holds its meetings in the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC, which ironically, as a district and not a state, does not have congresspersons with voting rights.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “congress”

• in Politics
  NY-23 Race: Scozzafava Bows Out
  The Republicans tried to force in a candidate without considering voters.
  by joseacolon / on Nov 1, 2009
• in Politics
  Where's The Health Care Bipartisanship?
  A mammoth well over 1900 pages Bill was presented by Congress after several close doors meetings.
  by joseacolon / on Nov 1, 2009
• in Politics
  Hey Congress, Do You Need A Hearing Aid?
  The Nation is tired, frustrated, and perplexed. Our politicians do not have a clue.
  by joseacolon / on Nov 1, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “congress”

• Republican bashes Dems over health care proposals

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 159
  AP (Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) WASHINGTON – House Democrats missed opportunities to improve the House-passed health care bill when they rejected Republican ideas to limit lawsuits and give states more flexibility to enact innovative changes, a GOP lawmaker said Saturday. Delivering the Republicans’ weekly ...
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• Spreading a big TARP over a sink hole

  
  Collecting My Thoughts — Authority: 445
  From Forbes.com : - the $700,000,000,000 bailout will most likely fail according to the governments auditor Neil Barofsky. Some programs, such as $50 billion in mortgage modification subsidies and incentives, were not designed with any reasonable opportunity for a return to taxpayers. . . As of Wednesday, the ...
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• Obama Urges Congress To Put Off Fort Hood Probe [!!!]

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to hold off on any investigation of the Fort Hood rampage until federal law enforcement and military authorities have completed their probes into the shootings at the Texas Army post, which left 13 people dead. On an eight-day Asia trip, Obama turned his ...
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• AGRICULTURE: Shah Nomination Raises USAID Questions

  
  PA Pundits - International — Authority: 548
  by Jerry Hagstrom Rajiv Shah President Obama’s nomination of Agriculture Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics Rajiv Shah to be administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development has won praise but is raising questions about the future of USDA agricultural research ...
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• Fight back against health insurance lies

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 142
  FORWARD THIS VIDEO! Join the fight: sickforprofit.com What does UnitedHealthcare CEO Stephen Hemsley have to lose if Congress passes real healthcare reform this year? Well, for starters, his nearly three quarters of a billion dollars in unexercised stock options might lose a few pennies on the dollar. What does ...
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• Why the Stupak amendment is unconstitutional

  
  hunter of justice — Authority: 513
  By Cardozo Law Professor Marci Hamilton, published in Writ : ...Although many have attacked the Amendment as a policy matter, theconstitutional arguments against have been underplayed. That is ashame, because under any reasonable reading of the Constitution, theStupak Amendment is unconstitutional: Indeed, it ...
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• Gitmo Terrorist Coming to NY

  
  Conservative Thoughts — Authority: 476
  The New York Five: Read the Unclassified Government Files on the Terrorists the White House Plans to Import into America Posted by Kevin Boland on November 13th, 2009 The Obama Administration has announced it will bring Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his 9/11 co-conspirators –  all terrorists currently ...
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• Obama Administration has no regard for the Law!

  
  Conservative Thoughts — Authority: 476
     Grrrr…….. http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/57133 Friday, November 13, 2009 By Penny Starr, Senior Staff Writer (CNSNews.com) – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday that the Obama administration will push for “immigration reform” by giving the estimated 14 million people ...
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• I May Be In Jail, But I Am Somebody

  
  Take Five — Authority: 429
  Stone: Do you think it’s fair to send people to jail who don’t buy health insurance? Pelosi: … The legislation is very fair in this respect. The eyes say, "Vacancy." For real...
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• Pelosi Says Jail “Very Fair” Punishment For Not Buying Health Insurance

  
  PA Pundits - International — Authority: 548
  By Conn Carroll TonyfromOz prefaces ….. Have you noticed something that has become prevalent these days. You sit and watch the TV news and current affairs TV where someone is interviewing  any politician from the Government who is in front of the cameras and behind the microphones, and the same thing ...
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• Obama presses Congress to rework immigration laws

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 967
  The Obama administration expects Congress to begin moving to overhaul the nations immigration laws early next year, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday, adding that improved border security and a drop in migration caused by the economic downturn make such changes "far more a...
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• Government-Run Health Care Even Without the Public Option ( The rules are rigged )

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  One of the most-discussed issues in the health care reform debate is whether to include a government-run, "public option" health plan. President Obama says a government plan is necessary to "keep insurance companies honest," but opponents -- and even some proponents of the public option -- say that a public option ...
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• Early Wisc. Gov. prediction

  
  Haas414 — Authority: 472
  Barrett vs. Neumann in the general, assuming Barrett announces his intention to enter on Sunday . And I’d say Barrett will win it. Sure, he’s from Milwaukee, but this seems to be a tick in his favor. He’s shown he can hold the line on spending while also working to renovate and improve the city. His experience ...
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• How competitive is Minnesotas First Congressional District?

  
  Bluestem Prairie — Authority: 513
  To judge from the chatter dutifully blogged by the Rochester Post Bulletins political reporter  and Tea Party stenographer Heather Carlson , readers might think that Congressman Tim Walz was in danger of losing his seat long before the Republican Party endorses a candidate next year. Other indices are not so dire. ...
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• Random thoughts for, Friday, 11/13/09

  
  Van Santos — Authority: 435
  Yet another busy day leads to be missing out on the events of the world, let us jump in on a few things that came out today.. Treasure thinks Congress will raise the U.S. Debt Ceiling Just stop!  Really . The debt levels in the United States are growing to the point where they will become ...
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• $64 million criminal fine paid by AstraZeneca will go to the Department of Justice’s Crime Victims Fund, VOCA --2003: Corporate Integrity Agreement

  
  soulful sepulcher — Authority: 425
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV(302) 573-6277ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP PLEADS GUILTYTO HEALTHCARE CRIME; COMPANY AGREES TO PAY$355 MILLION TO SETTLE CHARGESThe United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, the Department of Health and Human Services Acting Principal ...
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• Obama’s ACORN Connection Can’t Survive Inspection

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 481
  -By Anita MonCrief Media Matters continues to try to provide cover for the public flogging ACORN has received as a result of investigative videos which showed ACORN employees giving advice on a number of illegal activities including human trafficking, child prostitution, bank fraud, illegal immigration and tax ...
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• Obama’s ACORN Connection Can’t Survive Inspection

  
  Big Government — Authority: 809
  Media Matters continues to try to provide cover for the public flogging ACORN has received as a result of investigative videos which showed ACORN employees giving advice on a number of illegal activities including human trafficking, child prostitution, bank fraud, illegal immigration and tax evasion. Meanwhile, the ...
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• Dollar Bill was given 13 years in prison

  
  This Week With Barack Obama — Authority: 145
  ..the minute the brothers money was found in a freezer, it was a done deal....Former Louisiana congressman William Jefferson was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison following his conviction in a corruption case that featured a freezer full of suspected bribe money stuffed into boxes of veggie burgers.A federal ...
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• William "Dollar Bill" Jefferson Gets 13 Years

  
  40 Years In The Desert — Authority: 451
  I dont see the sentence as unjust, this man was aggressively corrupt, and took bribes . I do wonder though why Randall "Duke" Cunningham, who did far worse, compromising major defense contracts and the operations of the CIA in the process of his corruption only got 7 years? As to whether its a black/white ...
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