Because it is inportent
Democrats
The Texas House and the Texas Senate are currently controlled by Republicans. (March 2011)
When one party controls the House and the other controls the Senate it is called divided government.
when one party controls the House and another party controls the Senate
The agenda for Senate sessions is controlled by the Speaker of the House. The Speaker of the house is currently John Boehner.
When one party controls the House and the other controls the Senate it is called divided government.
the Democrats control the Senate in 2011
Their are two major political parties in all the different levels of government. The first is the Democratic Party, which currently is in control of the White House and the Senate. The other party is the Republican Party which controls the House of Representatives.
Both the Washington State Senate and House have a Democratic majority.
democrats
As of 2010, the Democratic Party controls the majority in the Senate. There are currently 57 Democrats, as well as two independents (Bernard Sanders and Joe Lieberman) who are members of the Democratic Caucus.
The House of Representatives is currently controlled by the republicans.