congress after the 2022 midterms Flashcards

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in large part due to the overturning of roe v wade leading many voters to turn out in support of the democrats , they did much better than expected managing to

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hold onto control of the senate and only narrowly losing control of the hor

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in the senate there are

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49 republicans
48 democrats
3 independents , who vote with the democrats

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in the hor there are

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222 republicans
213 democrats
republicans a majority of 5

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in the senate the majority leader is x
and the minority leader is x

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Chuck Schumer
Mitch McConnell
- both are very serious members of congress and have been their party leaders in the senate for a number of years

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in the hor the speaker is x and the minority leader is x

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Mike johnson
Hakeeem Jefferies

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mike Johnson only became speaker in October 2023 after Kevin McCarthy was ousted by

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the right wing trump supporting wing of the republican party in congress

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Hakeem Jefferies became minority leader at the start of the 118th congress in 2023 replacing

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long running leader of the democrats in the house of nancy Pelosi

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