Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the

following statistics: 

*29 have been accused of spousal abuse *7 have been arrested for fraud 

*19 have been accused of writing bad checks *117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least

2 businesses*3 have done time for assault 

*71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit *14 have been arrested on drug-related charges 

*8 have been arrested for shoplifting *21 are currently defendants in lawsuits 

*84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year Can you guess which organization this is?

GIVE UP YET?????

CAPITOL HILL

THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCHTHE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

ARTICLE I

CAPITOL HILL

We are Congress

We make the laws

We have the $$

Terms start on Jan 3rd (20th amend.)

1 term lasts = 2 years

(2 sessions/ year)

113th TERM (began January 3, 2013)

SENATE CHAMBERS

QUALIFICATIONS & TERMS

• 30+ yrs. Old

• 9 years of U.S. citizenship

• Live in state they represent

Called

“upper house”• 100 members (2 from each state)

• 6 year terms (unlimited # of terms)

• Continuous body (1/3 up for election every 2 years)

• $174,000 (avg. salary) + franking privalege & perks

Elected:AT-LARGE: by everyone in

state

U.S. SENATORS from TEXAS

JOHN CORNYN (R – TX)

US Senate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlCommittee on Finance

Committee on the Judiciary

TED CRUZ (R – TX)

Special Committee on Aging

Committee on Armed ServicesCommittee on commerce, Science &

Transportation

Committee on the JudiciaryCommittee on Rules & Administration

HOUSE CHAMBERS (picture of Joint Session)

QUALIFICATIONS:

•25 YRS. OLD MINIMUM

•7 YR. U.S. CITIZENSHIP

•LIVE IN DISTRICT THEY REPRESENT

•435 MEMBERS – 1929 REAPPORTIONMENT ACT

•2 YEAR TERMS ( ALL 435 EVERY 2 YRS.)

•$174,000 avg. (2013) + franking privlege & perks

# Based on population

Texas -36

ELECTED

SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT

U.S. HOUSE MEMBER

•Kevin Brady (R – TX)

•District 8 (our district)

House Ways & Means Committee

Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Trade

Member of the Social Security Subcommittee

Senior House Republican on the Joint Economic Committee

113th CONGRESS (PROFILE)

REPUBLICANS

DEMOCRATSMEN & WOMEN

BLACKS

ASIANS

NATIVE AMERICANS

HISPANICS

HOUSE

232 REP

200 DEM

3 VACANCIES

80 WOMEN

35 HISPANICS

42 AFRICAN AM

2 NATIVE AM

11 ASIAN AM

AVG AGE – 57

AVG TERMS – 4.9 (9.8

YRS)

DEMOGRAPHICS 113th CONGRESS

SENATE

53 DEM

45 REP

2 IND (vote Dem)

20 WOMEN

3 HISPANICS

2 AFRICAN AM

1 ASIAN AM

AVG AGE – 62

AVG TERMS – 1.9 (11.4 YRS)

HOUSE LEADERSHIP

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE – John Boehner (R-OH; $223,500)MAJORITY LEADER – Eric Cantor (R-VA; $193,400)MAJORITY WHIP – Kevin McCarthy (R-CA; $174,000+)

MINORITY LEADER – Nancy Pelosi (D-CA; $193,400)ASSISTANT MINORITY LEADER – James Clyburn (D-SC; $174,000+)MINORITY WHIP – Steny Hoyer (D-MD; $174,000+)

SENATE LEADERSHIP

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE (VP) – JOE BIDEN (former senator : D-DE, 36 yrs - $230,700)

PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE- patrick leahy (d-vt)

MAJORITY LEADER – harry reid (D - NV)

Minority leader – mitch mcconnell (R – KY)

Majority whip – richard durbin (D –IL)

Minority whip – john cornyn(R – tx)

Avg leadership salary = $193,400