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Who controlled congress between 2000-2008?
Majority Parties in U.S. Congress: Jan. 1995 - Jan. 2001: Rep. Pty. controlled both Houses. Jan. 2001: Dem. Pty. controlled the Senate; Rep. Pty. controlled the H.R. Jan. 2001 - Jun. 2001: Rep. Pty. controlled both Houses. Jun. 2001 - Jan. 2003: Dem. Pty. controlled the Senate; Rep. Pty. controlled the H.R. Jan. 2003 - Jan. 2007: Rep. Pty. controlled both Houses. Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2011: Dem. Pty. controlled both Houses.
Who controlled congress under George H.W. Bush?
The GOP controlled the house and senate for first 6 of 8 years. The last 2 were controlled by the Dems.
Who controlled the house and senate under obama?
During much of President Bush's administration, congress was controlled by Republicans. That changed, however, with the 110-111 congress (Jan-04,2007 - Dec-22,2010), at which time, both the house and the senate now had a majority of Democrats. But although Barack Obama had a Democratic congress for the first year and a half of his presidency (Jan 2009 to Nov 2010), that changed in the 2010 midterm elections. Ever since Jan-05, 2011, the 112th congress was divided: it had a majority of Democrats in the Senate and a Republican majority in the House.
Who controlled the house and senate during the bush years?
Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the united states. This period was 1993 through to 2001. Apart from 1993 to 1995 which was controlled by the democrats, the republicans controlled the house and senate till 2001.
What party ran the Congress when George W. Bush was president?
For two years, the Democrats held both Houses. At mid-term elections of Clinton's first term, the Republicans gained control of, and kept control of, both houses for the remaining six years of Clinton's presidency.
Who is minority in the house?
The democrats are the majority party in the senate and the house. The democrats are majority party in the congress of 2007.
Which political party was in control of the US Senate in 2007?
As of January 3, 2007, the Democrats took control of the US Senate. While the count was actually 49-49, there were two so-called "independents." Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, officially an independent, had always caucused with the Democrats, and he cast the deciding vote that put Nevada Sen. Harry Reid in place as the Senate Majority Leader. (Sanders, while officially an independent, describes himself as a "democratic socialist.") Sen. Joe Liebermann, from Connecticut, likewise votes most often with the Democrats, but did not provide a decisive vote in the division of the Senate in 2007.
Did HR 3915 which passes in the House in 2007 pass in the Senate and was it signed into law?
From the resources I can locate - this bill is still in Senate committee.
Have the republicans ever controlled the house of representatives and the senate at the same time?
Lots of times. 1861-75, 1889-91, 1895-1911, 1919-31, 1947-49, 1953-55, 1995-2001, 2003-2007.
What party controlled Congress during Bush administration?
Which Bush? Democrats held a clear majority in both the House and Senate during Bush Sr's presidency. Bush Jr had a slim Republican majority in the house until 2007 when the Democrats gain a 233-198 majority. The Senate was split 50-50 at the beginning of his first term and 49-49-2 at the end of his second term. The democrat party had control of both the the House and Senate, starting January 4th, 2007, when the recession began. The democrats kept control until the voters chose the republican party to reclaim the House starting on January 3rd, 2011, after the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency.
What party has controlled congress the most?
I made a table and graph of this, but I can't seem to get it into my answer properly. Democrats had a majority in most of the post WW2 era. In the Senate, Dems had a majority from 49 to 81, 87 to 91, and 93 to 95. In the house, they had it in 49 to 51, 55 to 93, and 2007.
Who is the senior Representative for Nebraska?
* In the US House Lee Terry has been a Representative from NE since 1999. * Jeff Fortenberry was elected in 2005. * Adrian Smith was elected in 2007. * Chuck Hagel has been in the Senate since 1997. He will be replaced by Mike Johanns on 6 January 2009. * Ben Nelson has been in the Senate since 2001.
