The document provides information about the 111th United States Congress including its demographics, key leaders, and current events. It lists the two Senators from Texas, Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn, as well as the Representative for District 6 in Texas, Joe Barton. It also identifies the major party leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives such as Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, and John Boehner. In the section on current events, it briefly discusses whether Congress matters and reports on political situations in Afghanistan, Nicaragua, and a congressional hearing on steroid abuse in sports.

1. United States Congress By: Matt, Monica

2. Demographics of Congress The 111 th Congress with 535 members

3. Religions

4. Occupational Background

5. Ethnicity

6. Party

7. Senators From Texas Kay Bailey Hutchison – Republican Elected 1993 – 4 th term Re-election in 2012 John Cornyn – Republican Elected 2002 – 2 nd term Re-election in 2012 Texas Supreme Court Justice and Texas Attorney General

8. District 6 Representative Representative Joe Barton – Republican We have 32 reps. in Texas 1984-Now – 13 th term Re-election in 2010

9. Senate Leaders Pres. Of the Senate – Joe Biden-Democrat Elected in 2009 – 1 st term – Re-election in 2012 Delaware Senator Pres. Pro Tempore – Robert C. Byrd – Elected in 1981 – 9 th term – Re-election in 2009 - West Virginia - WV House

10. Majority Leader – Harry Reid - 1998 Elected – 4 th term - Nevada – NV Assembly Minority Leader – Mitch McConnell – Elected 2008 – 5 th term – Kentucky – Jefferson County Judge Asst. Majority Leader – Chris Van Hollen – Elected 1971 – 4 th term – Maryland – MD House

11. House Leader Speaker of the House – Nancy Pelosi –California – none - 12 th term – 2008 elected- re-elected 2012 Majority leader- Steny H. Hoyer – Maryland – MD Senate – 15 th term – eleceted-1982 - re-elected– 2012.

12. Minority leader whip – Eric I. Cantor – Virginia – VA Assembly – elected 2008. Minority leader – John A. Boehner – Ohio –OH House – 10 th term – re-elected 2012.

13. Majority whip – Richard J. Durbin – Illinois – US House – 3 rd term – elected 1982 – re-elected in 2010.

14. Current events Does Congress Matter? Because, the purpose of a just government is to prevent plunder, not facilitate it. Anyone who stands in against corruption in the Beltway, we will stand with you — even if you've been part of the problem in the past. If you help clean it up, America loves repentance.

15. A grim President Hamid Karzai bowed to intense U.S. pressure and agreed Tuesday to a runoff election Nov. 7, acknowledging he fell short of a majority after U.N.-backed auditors stripped him of nearly a third of his votes.

16. The Nicaraguan Supreme court has lifted a constitutional ban on re-election, clearing the way for President Daniel Ortega to run again in 2011 elections. The court's decision followed an appeal by Mr. Ortega and a group of mayors.

17. congress takes a swing at steroid abuse! On March 17, Rafael Palmeiro testified under Oath at a congressional hearing on steroids in sports. Jabbing his finger into the air for emphasis, he declared, "I have never used steroids. Period."