Charles Ellis Schumer is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since 2021 and the senior United States senator from New York since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party,he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and was Senate Minority Leader from 2017 to 2021. Schumer is in his fifth Senate term,making him the longest-serving US senator from New York,having surpassed Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Jacob K. Javits in 2023. He is the dean of New York's congressional delegation.
Richard Joseph Durbin is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois,a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party,Durbin is in his fifth Senate term and has served as the Senate Democratic whip since 2005 and as the Senate majority whip since 2021. He chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee,and led the Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nomination hearings.
Harry Mason Reid Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2015.
George Miller III is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1975 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the state's 7th congressional district until redistricting in 2013 and 11th congressional district until his retirement. Miller served as Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee from 1991 to 1995 and Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee from 2007 until 2011.
The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is dedicated to overseeing the United States Intelligence Community—the agencies and bureaus of the federal government of the United States that provide information and analysis for leaders of the executive and legislative branches. The Committee was established in 1976 by the 94th Congress.
The 1998 United States Senate elections were held on November 3,with the 34 seats of Class 3 contested in regular elections. This was seen as an even contest between the Republican Party and Democratic Party. While the Democrats had to defend more seats up for election,Republican attacks on the morality of President Bill Clinton failed to connect with voters and anticipated Republican gains did not materialize. The Republicans picked up open seats in Ohio and Kentucky and narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Carol Moseley Braun,but these were cancelled out by the Democrats' gain of an open seat in Indiana and defeats of Republican Senators Al D'Amato and Lauch Faircloth. The balance of the Senate remained unchanged at 55–45 in favor of the Republicans.
In the United States Senate,the nuclear option is a parliamentary procedure that allows the Senate to override a standing rule by a simple majority,avoiding the two-thirds supermajority normally required to invoke cloture on a measure amending the Standing Rules. The term "nuclear option" is an analogy to nuclear weapons being the most extreme option in warfare.
The 112th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013. It convened in Washington,D.C.,on January 3,2011,and ended on January 3,2013,17 days before the end of the presidential term to which Barack Obama was elected in 2008. Senators elected to regular terms in 2006 completed those terms in this Congress. This Congress included the last House of Representatives elected from congressional districts that were apportioned based on the 2000 census.
The Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate,sometimes referred to as the Democratic Conference,is the formal organization of all senators who are part of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate. For the makeup of the 118th Congress,the caucus additionally includes three independent senators who caucus with the Democrats,bringing the current total to 51 members. The central organizational front for Democrats in the Senate,its primary function is communicating the party's message to all of its members under a single banner. The present chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus is Chuck Schumer of New York.
Martin P. Paone is a former Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate and,for the last two years of the Obama administration,was Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs at the White House. He is currently Senior Advisor at the bipartisan lobbying firm the Prime Policy Group.
David J. Schiappa was a Republican staff member of the United States Senate from 1984 to 2013,most recently as Secretary for the Minority. He is now a vice president at The Duberstein Group. He is a native of Washington,D.C.,and a 1984 graduate of the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University in the School of Professional studies in Business and Education.
The 114th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States of America federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C.,from January 3,2015,to January 3,2017,during the final two years of Barack Obama's presidency. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census.
The 116th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It convened in Washington,D.C.,on January 3,2019,and ended on January 3,2021,during the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency. Senators elected to regular terms in 2014 finished their terms in this Congress,and House seats were apportioned based on the 2010 census.
A filibuster is a tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on a measure by preventing debate on it from ending. The Senate's rules place few restrictions on debate;in general,if no other senator is speaking,a senator who seeks recognition is entitled to speak for as long as they wish. Only when debate concludes can the measure be put to a vote.
Lula Johnson Davis was Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate from 2008 to 2011. Davis was born in Louisiana. She received a B.S. in office administration and an M.Ed.,in guidance counseling from Southern University in Baton Rouge,Louisiana. She began her career with the Senate as a legislative correspondent for Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana. After Senator Long retired from the Senate in January 1987,Davis worked as an office assistant for the Democratic Policy Committee's Senate floor staff office. In 1993,she became a member of the Democratic floor staff. In 1995,she was promoted to chief floor assistant. In 1997,she assumed the position of assistant secretary. After the retirement of Martin P. Paone,in January 2008,the Senate elected Davis Secretary for the Majority. As Secretary for the Majority,she was a senior procedural advisor to the Senate Majority Leader,Senator Harry Reid,and supervised the day-to-day Senate schedule. In so doing,she often worked with Secretary for the Minority David J. Schiappa. Davis told Senators what they could and could not do when it came to rules and procedure. Consequently,Davis was called “one of the most powerful unelected people in the U.S. Senate.”Davis retired at the end of the 111th Congress.
The United States House of Representatives Page Program was a program run by the United States House of Representatives,under the office of the Clerk of the House,in which high school students acted as non-partisan federal employees in the House of Representatives,providing supplemental administrative support to House operations in a variety of capacities in Washington,D.C.,at the United States Capitol. The program ended in 2011,although the Senate Page program continued. Pages served within the U.S. House of Representatives for over 180 years.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Nevada was held November 8,2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Nevada,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The state primary election was held June 14,2016.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kansas,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Martha S. Pope is an American public servant who participated in peace initiatives in Northern Ireland that led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. She also served as the sergeant at arms of the United States Senate from 1991 to 1994,the first woman to hold the role. She briefly served as Secretary of the United States Senate for a few months in 1994 before she was asked to assist in the Northern Ireland peace process. Pope is the only person in the history of the U.S. Senate to hold both the important Secretary and Sergeant at Arms positions. She was also Chief of Staff to Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell. She is also a pastel artist.
