The 114th Congress – At a Glance

Susan Sullivan Lagon | December 16, 2014

The 114th Congress — At a Glance

HOUSE SENATE

247 Republicans 54

188 Democrats 46

58 Freshmen 13

84 Women 20

45 African Am. 2

29 Latino 3

81 Military Service 16

OUT IN

Reid threatening weekend sessions McConnell threatening longer workweeks

Shielding vulnerable senators from votes Actually voting on legislation in the Senate

Senior Senators Levin, Harkin, Rockefeller Senators Cotton & Daines, elected after serving just one term in the House

Approving Obama’s nominees Blocking Obama’s nominees

Republicans decrying cloture changes Republicans yawning about cloture changes

Democrats defending the ACA Democrats questioning the ACA

Ted Cruz filibustering in the minority Ted Cruz filibustering in the majority

Tea-party headaches for House leaders Tea-party headaches for Senate leaders

Boehner’s Speakership on shaky ground Boehner enjoying a bigger majority

Dozens of attempts to repeal Obamacare A couple of votes to repeal Obamacare

Stricter EPA regulations Keystone XL pipeline

Debt ceiling crisis Debt ceiling drama

#thanksmichelleobama Saltier school lunches

Reindeer rancher/Santa Claus actor First female combat pilot

Shutting down the government Reining in the government

Blaming the other chamber Cajoling the other chamber

Susan Sullivan Lagon is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Government Affairs Institute

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