congress after the 2022 midterms Flashcards
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
hold onto control of the senate and only narrowly losing control of the hor
in the senate there are
49 republicans
48 democrats
3 independents , who vote with the democrats
in the hor there are
222 republicans
213 democrats
republicans a majority of 5
in the senate the majority leader is x
and the minority leader is x
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
in the hor the speaker is x and the minority leader is x
Mike johnson
Hakeeem Jefferies
mike Johnson only became speaker in October 2023 after Kevin McCarthy was ousted by
the right wing trump supporting wing of the republican party in congress
Hakeem Jefferies became minority leader at the start of the 118th congress in 2023 replacing
long running leader of the democrats in the house of nancy Pelosi