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==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
Revision as of 08:57, 10 October 2017
Structure
The Senate uses committees (and their subcommittees) for a variety of purposes, including the review of bills and the oversight of the executive branch. Formally, the whole Senate appoints committee members. In practice, however, the choice of members is made by the political parties. Generally, each party honors the preferences of individual senators, giving priority based on seniority. Each party is allocated seats on committees in proportion to its overall strength.
de facto subgroups
Agencies such as the Broadcasting Board of Governors, while claimed to be "independent, autonomous entitities"[1] is nevertheless headed by a board appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The ninth member ex officio is the Secretary of State.
Related Quotations
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Massie | “"Everybody but me has an AIPAC person. It's like your babysitter, your AIPAC babysitter, who's always talking to you for AIPAC." He added that these "babysitters" tend to be from the representative's district, but they're firmly part of AIPAC.” | Thomas Massie | June 2024 |
| US/Congress | “It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” | 1894 |
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