111th United States Congress

government’s approach of combatting the healthcare dilemma here in the United States. One of the repercussions that came about from the ACA is the formation of the Health Care Compact (HCC) in February 2011. Multiple states came together to establish an interstate compact, in order to “restore authority and responsibility for health care regulations to the member states, and provide funds to the states to fulfill that responsibility”…

Labor unions were formed when workers joined together to protest the existing working conditions in the workforce. The Knights of Labor is an example of one of the labor unions created during the Gilded Age. In the Knights of Labor Constitution, they state that their reason for forming the union was to educate and direct the power of the industrial masses (Document G). They wanted to unite industrial workers together to boycott in order to make changes. Some of the issues that the Knights of…

tackle issues regarding the state of Louisiana are done in the state capitol, Baton Rouge. As mentioned in the Louisiana.gov website, “The legislature is responsible for determining policy through the enactment of Laws, subject to federal and state constitutional restrictions” (Legislative branch). These laws can be statewide or confined to an area depending on the issue being dealt with. Policies such as Louisiana road projects may lead to Lawmakers boosting state gasoline tax by $.05 per…

Lobbyists and Interest Groups in Texas Lobbyists and Interest groups work for the people to make their voice heard. However, to make sure there is no wrong doing, there should be restrictions placed on them. There are some restriction already placed, however as Ross Ramsey pointed out there are loopholes that protect officeholders from accountability and transparency. In order to make everyone accountable and have transparency in the democratic process, there should be a little stricter…

and helped influence others to the the same. In 1900, more than 1.75 million children ages 15 and younger worked in industry. Florence Kelley was an important leader in the fight against child labor. She helped states like Massachusetts to pass minimum-wage laws. In 1916 and 1919 congress passed laws banning child-labor products from interstate commerce, but the laws were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Many parents needed the money children made working in factories, so reform was…

immigrants is half-true. Dave Umhoefer formats his article by informing the audience of the bill that is in question. The bill states that it would cut 12 years off the current waiting times for illegal immigrants to gain their United States citizenship. The author gives quotes from Jim Sensenbrenner himself stating that this bill “would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to gain citizenship in 13 years.” Sensenbrenner stated that the current the “pathway to citizenship” is…

government. In 1862, Thomas Clark Durant tricked Congress into passing the Pacific Railway Act, which gave the Union Pacific Railroad company 10 square miles of land for every mile of track it laid (Credit Mobilier Scandal). Two years later, Durant and his associates formed Credit Mobilier of America which carried out the Union Pacific’s track construction. Credit Mobilier charged the Union Pacific twice as much that the later estimated for Congress. The Union Pacific was driven into debt, and…

clear that with the help of the American public, victory over the Japanese remains an easy accomplishment. He wants to convince Congress to declare war on Japan, to get all Americans to jump completely on the war wagon with him, and the entire country. He wishes to convince the American public through his impassioned appeals to join the war effort,…

silent attacker infecting many without them even noticing until it is too late. Zika virus generates a major health concern for the United states, and the United States should take precautions to insure the safety of its people. Originally discovered in Africa Zika is a virus that has been known for a while now but just recently has become a danger to the United States and its citizens within its borders, “Zika is an emerging viral disease of the tropics transmitted by the bite of the Aedes…

they should be doing differently or what they should incorporate into the laws. They are able to plan how they will adjust their work and how it can be better for everyone. Because Interest groups have a strong influence on both the people and the state officials that see through the steps to making laws, they’re able to accomplish their ultimate goal and obtain what they have tried to obtain previously. They are very powerful in getting what they want when they know how to get it. Due to the…