Karen Bass Flashcards
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Speaker of the House
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Paul Ryan
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House Majority Leader
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Kevin McCarthy
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House Minority Leader
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Nancy Pelosi
4
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Senate Majority Leader
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Mitch McConnell
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Senate Minority Leader
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Chuck Schumer
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House Majority Whips
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Steve Scalise*, Patrick McHenry
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House Minority Whips
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Steny Hoyer
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Supreme Court Justices
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John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagen
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Secretary of State
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Rex Tillerson
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Secretary of the Treasury
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Steve Mnunchin
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Secretary of Defense
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James Mattis
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Attorney General
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Jeff Sessions
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Secretary of The Interior
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Ryan Zinke
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Secretary of Commerce
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Wilbur Ross
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Secretary of Health
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Tom Price
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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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Ben Carson
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Secretary of Transportation
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Elaine Chao
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Secretary of Energy
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Rick Perry
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Secretary of Education
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Betsy DeVos
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Secretary of Agriculture
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Sonny Perdue
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Secretary of Labor
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Alex Acosta
22
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Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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David Shulkin
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Secretary of Homeland Security
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John F. Kelly
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Head of CIA
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Mike Pompeo
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Delegate to UN
Nikki R. Haley
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Head of EPA
Scott Pruitt
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Chief of Staff
Reince Priebus
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Chief Strategist
Stephen Bannon
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Senior Advisor
Jared Kushner
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National Security Advisor
HR McMaster
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3 House Office Buildings
Rayburn House, Longworth House, Cannon House (In that order from western-most to eastern-most)
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3 Senate Office Buildings
Russell building, Dirksen building, Hart building
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Foreign Affairs Committee Chair
Ed Royce
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Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member
Eliot Angel
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Africa Subcommittee Chair
Chris Smith
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Africa Subcommittee Ranking Member
Karen Bass
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Judiciary Committee Chair
Bob Goodlatte
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Judiciary Committee Ranking Member
John Conyers
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Crime/Terrorism/HS Subcommittee Chair
Trey Gowdy
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Crime/Terrorism/HS Subcommittee Ranking Member
Shelia Jackson Lee
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Courts/Internet Subcommittee Chair
Darrell Issa
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Courts/Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member
Jerrold Nadler
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Over-Criminalization Task Force Chair
Jim Sensenbrenner
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Over-Criminalization Task Force Ranking Member
Bobby Scott
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Chairman of a Committee
From the majority party, parliamentary head of Committee, sets agenda
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Ranking member of a committee
Like vice-Chair, from Minority party, fills in for chairman during absences
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Legislative calendar
When congress is in session and on the floor
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Caucus
Members of a political party or subgroup may meet to coordinate members actions, choose group policy, or nominate candidates for various offices
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Conference committee
Operate after the House and the Senate have passed different versions of a bill and have to iron out differences in order to get an identical bill
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Continuing Resolution
Type of appropriations legislation that continues pre-existing fiscal appropriations in place of an agreed-upon budget between Congress and the president
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Marking up a bill
Amending, debating, rewriting proposed legislation
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Resolution
Statements of intent or declarations that affect the operations of Congress i.e. Change to constitution
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One-minute statements
Made by representatives before legislative business each day. Optional and at the discretion of the Speaker
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Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)
Political organization representing the African-American members of Congress with Chair Rep Cedric Richmond of Louisiana. Karen Bass is 2nd Vice Chair
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Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
Bipartisan Forum to discuss/develop policy to strengthen the child welfare system, co-chaired by Karen Bass and 5 others
BIG policy issue with Bass
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Lisa Murkowski
Senator R-Alaska
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Dianne Feinstein
Senator D-CA
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Kampala Harris
Senator D-CA
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Maxie Hirono
Senator D-Hawaii
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Tammy Duckworth
Senator D-Illinois
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Joni Ernst
Senator R-Iowa
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Susan Collins
Senator R-Maine
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Elizabeth Warren
Senator D-Massachusetts
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Debbie Stabenow
Senator D-Michigan
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Amy Klobuchar
Senator D-Minnesota
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Claire McCaskill
Senator D-Missouri
67
Deb Fischer
Senator R-Nebraska
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Senator D-Nevada
69
Jeanne Shaheen
Senator D-New Hampshire
70
Maggie Hassan
Senator D-New Hampshire
71
Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator D-New York
72
Heidi Heitkamp
Senator D-North Dakota
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Patty Murray
Senator D-Washington
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Maria Cantwell
D-Washington
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Shelley Moore Captio
Senator R-West Virginia
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Tammy Baldwin
Senator Democrat Wisconsin
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My member is on the floor
Member is in session, sitting, speaking, voting etc
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Walk Left/Stand Right
DC metro elevator etiquette: Congress in the hallways? Going to votes?
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Who is my Rep and Senators?
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Nancy Pelosi (12th District)
Dianne Feinstein and Kampala Harris
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CA delegation in Congress
52 members from CA with 38 Democrats
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CA State Assembly
80 seats, 55-D 25-R, 16 women
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LA City Councilmembers in/around Bass District
District 5 Councilman Paul Koretz
District 8 Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson
District 10 Councilman Herb Wesson
District 11 Councilman Mike Bonin
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Adam Schiff
D-Rep from Burbank (28th)
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Tony Cardenas
D-Rep San Fernando Valley (29th)
85
Brad Sherman
D-Rep Sherman Oaks (30th)
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Grace Napolitano
D-Rep Norwalk (32nd)
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Yes Lieu
D-Rep Torrance (33rd)
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Karen Bass
D-Rep LA (37th)
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Mark Takano
D-Rep Riverside (41st)
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Lucille Roybal
D-Rep LA (40th)
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Maxine Waters
D-Rep Inglewood (43rd)
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Linda Sánchez
D-Rep Orange (38th)
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SA
Staff Assistant
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LC
Legislative Counsel
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LA
Legislative Assistant
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LD
Legislative Director
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CoS
Chief of Staff
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Press Secretary/Communications director
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