Canvas by Aryam Mamo https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq Post anything anywhere en-us 2025-04-28 00:25:10 UTC 2025-04-28 05:35:37 UTC hello@padlet.com House of Representatives aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427343100 Size- 435 members

To be elected:

-at least 25 years of age

-a U.S citizen for at least 7 years

-an inhabitant of the state he or she represents.

They serve two years


]]> 2025-04-28 04:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427343100 Senate aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427347510 Size-100 members

To be elected:

-at least 30 years of age

-a U.S citizen for at least 9 years

-an inhabitant of the state he or she represents.

They serve six years

]]> 2025-04-28 04:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427347510 aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427351758 Similarities:

  1. A bill must pass both to become law.

  2. Both are established by Article I of the U.S. Constitution.

  3. Members of both chambers are elected by popular vote.

    Differences:

  4. They both have different numbers of members. The House has 435 members and the Senate has 100 members. 

  5. The House of Representatives serves 2 years and the Senate serves two years.

]]> 2025-04-28 04:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427351758 Colorado Representative aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427353010 Diana DeGette: Democrat, Denver-based district

]]> 2025-04-28 04:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427353010 Colorado Representative aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427355198 Joe Neguse: Democrat, Boulder and surrounding areas

]]> 2025-04-28 04:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427355198 Colorado Representative aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427356505 Jeff Hurd: Republican, defeated democrat adam frisch

]]> 2025-04-28 04:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427356505 Colorado Representaive aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427357396 Lauren Boebert: Republican, switched from District 3, re-elected in 2024

]]> 2025-04-28 04:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427357396 Colorado Representative aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427358564 Kathy Castor: Democrat, parts of Denver and surrounding areas

]]> 2025-04-28 04:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427358564 Colorado Representative aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427359748 Jason Crow: Democrat, Aurora and parts of the Denver metro area


Also the one that represents me.

]]> 2025-04-28 04:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427359748 Colorado Representative aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427360479 Doug Lamborn: Republican, Colorado Springs and surrounding areas

]]> 2025-04-28 04:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427360479 Colorado Representative aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427361091 Gabe Evans: Republican, parts of Adams and Weld counties

]]> 2025-04-28 04:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427361091 Jason Crow aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427364783

  • Lowering costs for Coloradans- Saving average families up to $1,940 a year on their healthcare coverage 

  • Gun Violence Prevention- Enacting common-sense laws -- policies that are supported by a huge majority of Americans -- can help reduce violent crime and make our communities, schools, and homes safer.

    • ]]>     2025-04-28 04:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427364783     Senator of Colorado aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427366206 Michael Bennet: Democratic, started in January 2009

    ]]>     2025-04-28 04:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427366206     Senator of Colorado aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427367128 John Hickenlooper: Democratic, started in January 2021

    ]]>     2025-04-28 04:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427367128     Michael Bennet aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427369550

  • Senator Bennet supports a high-quality, affordable healthcare system for all through the Medicare-X Choice Act, which offers a public insurance option, particularly in underserved rural areas.

  • He aims to modernize the workforce by expanding job training, apprenticeships, and technical education, while also advocating for a higher minimum wage.

    • ]]>     2025-04-28 04:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427369550     John Hickenlooper aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427371444

  • Senator Hickenlooper advocates for healthcare as a right, expanding insurance coverage, supporting the Affordable Care Act, and creating a public option while protecting reproductive rights through the Women's Health Protection Act.

  • He boosted Colorado's economy by supporting infrastructure, workforce training, clean energy, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, while also advocating for a higher minimum wage and better support for working families.

    • ]]>     2025-04-28 04:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427371444     Political Representations of the House and Senate aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427374992

    The House- Democrats: 213, Republicans: 222, Independent: None 

    The Senate- Democrats: 47, Republicans: 53, Independent: None

    ]]>     2025-04-28 04:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427374992     Gender Representations of the Hosue and Senate aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427382817 Women in the House: 124

    Women in the Senate: 25 

    Men in the House: 311

    Men in the Senate: 75

    ]]>     2025-04-28 05:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427382817     Race & Ethnicity Representations of the House and Senate aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427387053 Black: 57 (10.7%), Hispanic/Latino: 33 (6.2%), Asian American/Pacific Islander: 16 (3%), Native American/ Alaska Native: 4 (0.7%)

    ]]>     2025-04-28 05:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427387053     Religious Representation of the House and Senate aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427389041 Protestants: 295 (55%), Catholics: 150 (28%), Jewish: 16 (3%), Mormon: 5 (0.9%), Muslim: 3 (0.6%), Buddhist: 2 (0.4%), Hindu: 2 (0.4%), Unaffiliated: 1 (0.2%)

    ]]>     2025-04-28 05:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427389041     Is Congress becoming more demographically similar to the United States population? aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427397707 Yes, but it can work in some areas such as: more colored people, more women, and more people with different religions.

    ]]>     2025-04-28 05:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427397707     Speaker of the House aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427399647 Mike Johnson

    ]]>     2025-04-28 05:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427399647     House of Majority Leader aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427401178 Steve Scalise

    ]]>     2025-04-28 05:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427401178     House of Minority Leader aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427403168 Hakeem Jeffries

    ]]>     2025-04-28 05:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427403168     President Pro Tempore aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427404825 Chuck Grassley

    ]]>     2025-04-28 05:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427404825     Senate Majority Leader aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427406011 John Thune

    ]]>     2025-04-28 05:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427406011     Senate Minority Leader aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427408160 Mitch McConnell

    ]]>     2025-04-28 05:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427408160     Laken Riley Act aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427413620 The Laken Riley Act: Republican lawmakers and a significant number of Democrats supported the bill, citing the need to protect law enforcement and communities from violent crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.


    Civil rights organizations expressed concerns that the bill could lead to increased racial profiling and the detention of individuals without due process.

    ]]>     2025-04-28 05:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427413620     Kids Off Social Media Act aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427416669 Child advocacy organizations support the bill for its potential to protect children from online exploitation and mental health issues associated with social media use.


    Technology companies express concerns about the bill's impact on their user base and business models.

    ]]>     2025-04-28 05:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427416669     Two current events showing how the 119th Congress is exercising its congressional powers aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427420330

  • Senator Ron Johnson is leading a renewed investigation into the September 11 attacks, focusing on conspiracy theories about the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7, despite previous reviews.

  • The House Committee on Oversight, chaired by James Comer, held a hearing to evaluate the long-term effects of Biden-Harris telework policies on federal employees' return to in-person work.

    • ]]>     2025-04-28 05:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427420330     Goals of the new Congress and working with President Trump? aryamm142 https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427423182

  • The new Congress aims to extend and expand the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, making individual tax cuts permanent and offering new breaks for manufacturers and auto loans.

  • President Trump plans to reverse many Biden-era clean energy policies, focus on domestic oil drilling, and create a Department of Government Efficiency to streamline federal operations.

    • ]]>     2025-04-28 05:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aryamm142/9mwvdvict0k52kzq/wish/3427423182