https://padlet.com/rblankenbeker/3h1vbz4858td en-us 2018-01-24 13:36:34 UTC 2018-01-24 13:48:36 UTC hello@padlet.com rblankenbeker https://padlet.com/rblankenbeker/3h1vbz4858td/wish/224199624 While senators are responsible for passing legislation as they serve in Congress, much of the work is passed down to staff members. This makes the structure of Congress a bit more complex as it isn't just the congressmen and women reading over and revising bills. ]]> 2018-01-24 13:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rblankenbeker/3h1vbz4858td/wish/224199624 rblankenbeker https://padlet.com/rblankenbeker/3h1vbz4858td/wish/224202069 After the 1946 Legislative Reorganization Act, 2,000 personal staff members were employed. This number has only increased, allowing for people working on bills and committees, albeit not always directly.]]> 2018-01-24 13:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rblankenbeker/3h1vbz4858td/wish/224202069 rblankenbeker https://padlet.com/rblankenbeker/3h1vbz4858td/wish/224203273 The amount of people now working for Congress has dramatically changed its organization. Its no longer a case of senators and representatives meeting together to read through bills line by line. That has now become much faster, and more Congresspeople have been hiring personal team members, increasing the latter of positions in Congress.]]> 2018-01-24 13:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rblankenbeker/3h1vbz4858td/wish/224203273