President Woodrow Wilson is the person who said that when Congress in its committee rooms is Congress at work. It means that most of the work Congress does is done through committees.
In the Capital Building and in their legislative offices and committee rooms.
Congress in session is Congress on exhibition, whilst Congress in its committee rooms is Congress at work
A Member of Congress will still go to House and Senate committee which will work their will on it.
personal staff work for congress while committee staff work for the state
Campaigning for re-election. Thus the need for term limits if we ever want honest politicians. In the board rooms and meeting areas of the lobbyists in DC. In committee. By their staffs in DC and in their home Districts.
ways and means
conference committee
work out the differences when the two houses disagree
Open primaries could be considered to be a more democratic process because...?
What they do is they pass bills and do work like regular people do Novanet: The standing committee
the standing committee and subcommittees with jurisdiction over particular policy areas the standing committee and subcommittees with jurisdiction over particular policy areas
The Speaker of the House and the Majority Whip and the chairman of the Ways and Means committee in the House; the President of the Senate and the Majority Whip in the Senate and the chairman of the Senate committee that does the budget, guides this through congress.