Senator Orrin Hatch
Senator Orrin Hatch, a Republican representative for Utah, was born March twenty-second nineteen thirty-four in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hatch's father, Jesse, was a hardworking metal lather and his mother, Helen, a devout woman. He grew up in a family of modest means. Yet, despite hard times, the senator's parents did everything possible to provide opportunities for Orrin, encouraging him to develop athletic skills, such as basketball and amateur boxing, a love of music and the arts, a passion for the law and our constitution. Hatch received his Bachelor of Science in nineteen fifty-nine from Brigham Young University, and his Juris Doctorate (doctor of law) degree from the University of Pittsburgh in nineteen sixty-two. Orrin has held many jobs, such as that of a lawyer, author, metal lather and musician. Senator Hatch has written the lyrics of hundreds of songs and has produced or co-produced even family, faith and country oriented CD's.
Hatch has been married for forty-three years to Elaine Hensen of Neuton Utah. They have six children, Brent (forty-nine), Marcia (thirty-nine), Scott (thirty-seven), Kimberly (thirty-four), Alysa (thirty) and Jess (twenty-nine) as well as, nineteen grandchildren. The sixty-seven years old Hatch and his family reside in Washington, D.C. No matter the issue political or personal, Hatch's conservative Mormon ways are carried over into both his work and his play.
Senator Orrin Hatch got his start in 1976 when Hatch upset three-term democratic incumbent Senator Frank Mass in the Utah senatorial contest with 54% of the votes. When he was re-elected in 1982, he had 58% in 1988, 67%, and in 1994, 69%. Hatch is now in his fifth term as a senator. He serves on the subcommittee on taxation as chairman, the senate judiciary committee as chairman, the select committee on intelligence, the committee on finance, the committee on indian affairs, the subcommittee on antitrust, the subcommittee on the constitution, the subcommittee on healthcare, the subcommittee on international trade and the subcommittee on terrorism. Senator Hatch has a power rank of seventeen of one hundred. This influence on the powers of congress is very high and his input into decision making is very outspoken and heard.
Hatch has been a leader in developing bi-partisan legislation in such high areas as balancing the budget, protection Medicare and social security, lowering taxes and improving health care services for children, seniors, the disabled, and the homebound.
Throughout the second chapter Levin states that there is a very small turnover in Congress and each time that election time comes into play, most of the same people are elected for position (Levin 19-32). He believes that while term limits are not enough to balance the power of the governing systems it is a step in the right direction and are necessary and a critical building block (Levin 22). In his next chapter Levin proposes an amendment that is to restore the Senate (Levin 33). This amendment would repeal the seventeenth amendment and make it to where all Senators are chosen by their state legislatures as prescribed by Article I (Levin 33). Prior to the seventeenth amendment the Senate had been chosen by legislators of each state (Levin 34). Throughout the chapter he goes on to talk about how the Framers of our nation intended the Senate to be chosen and also how we have branched away from that. He discusses several different people’s opinions on how it should be ran and also how it should be managed. He states that John Dickinson made a notion that the Senate should be chosen by the state legislatures (Levin
First, I will discuss his background, which started when he was born on April 16, 1931 in McCracken County Kentucky. His parents were Elvie B. and Eva Heady Carroll. His father was a farmer and a tractor implement salesman, he also owned a garage. In 1937, the family moved to Heath Kentucky he attended Heath high school and was later elected student body president. After graduating high school Senator Carroll attended Paducah Junior College. In 1951, he and his girlfriend Charlann Harting were married and started their family of what would eventually be four children. One year later he graduated from Paducah Junior College with an associate of arts degree.
Feinstein is serving as a senator for 21years (1992-present). She is the legislative committee member of Appropriations, Judiciary, Rules and Administration, and she is the committee Chair of Select Committee on Intelligence. In her first term as a senator, she co-authored the Gun Free Schools Act and the Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act in 1994. Also she led legislation banning sale and possession of military-style assault weapons.
Mr. Smith was appointed to be a Senator on a whim. He was the leader of the Boy Rangers with no political experience. He was principled with a clear view on right and wrong. Mr. Smith took his ideals as far as risking his career when he did not compromise in order to maintain his beliefs. In addition, special interest groups did not impact Mr. Smith's decisions. He was untouched by the corruption that he learned existed in the legislature. Yet upon discovering it, he did not change himself. Mr. Smith did not place any emphasis on re-election and did not care if people thought negatively about him as long as he remained with his values.
Nelson, Bill (2013). The Senate Special Committee on Aging: The Future of Long-Term Care Policy: Continuing the Conversation. Aging.Senate.gov.
In 1973, Porter begins his political career as a representative in the Illinois State House of Representatives. As a State legislator, Porter earned plaudits for his leadership and legislative skills. Porter’s success on the state House is obvious when one considers at one point he steered 60 separate bills to final House passage without a single defeat in 6 years. He would serve on the state House until 1979. From there, he was elected to his first term of office on the U.S. House of Representatives.
Stilborn, Jack. Senate Reform: Issues and Recent Developments. Ottawa: Parliamentary Information and Research Service, 2008.
Drake University Archives reported that Tom Harkin grew up in a very blue-collar family where his father was a coal miner and his mother was an immigrant from Slovenia that passed away when he was only ten. Harkin attended Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa. After graduating high school, he decided to attend Iowa
In the article, "3 TVs and No Food: Growing Up Poor in America," Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times, pivots his attention on how politicians are handling the poverty situation across the United States. According to Kristof, the politicians aren't paying attention. To back up his argument, Kristof centers in on the lives of three children growing up in poverty. Their journeys are unique in one way or another, nonetheless, they are living in extremely indistinguishable situations. Honestly, reading this article gave me a repulsive attitude towards the government. Why aren't we focusing our attention on these innocent, poor people? It wasn't their fault they were born under unfortunate circumstances. To support his argument, the author stated,
Senator Cory Booker was born to two civil rights activists Cary and Carolyn Booker on April 27, 1969 in Washington D.C. Senator Booker was raised in an affluent white neighborhood in New Jersey. Both of Sen. Booker’s parents were among the first African American executives at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). Sen. Booker has stated in multiple interviews that his family was able to buy their family home because of housing right activist. (Booker Senate)
The state of Ohio has a population of about 11 million people. It is also considered to be one of the major states that are going to factor in the presidential race. This year happened to be the year when Ohio senator Mike DeWine's term ends. This of course meaning that there would have to be an election. This election for the one of the positions Ohio has in the United States senate. It would also mean that two men, one democrat and one republican, could be that senator. Their names are Mike DeWine and Ted Celeste.
Byrd, Robert C. The Senate, 1789-1989: Addresses on the History of the US Senate, Vol. 1. (New York: Bernan Associates, 1989).
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was born on March 11, 1936 in Trenton, New Jersey to a Sicilian immigrant father and an Italian-American mother and was raised in Queens. He attended Catholic schools in New York City as a child and teen. Scalia then attended Georgetown University, spending his junior year at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, and graduated at the top of his class with an A.B. (Sorry, I don’t know what that means) in 1957. He also attended Harvard, serving as the editor for Law Review. Scalia graduated from Harvard in 1960. On September 10, 1960, Scalia married Maureen McCarthy, and the two went to go live in Cleveland, Ohio. While in Cleveland, Scalia was admitted to the Ohio Bar and worked for the law firm of Jones, Day, Cockley, and Reavis until 1967. The Scalias then moved to Virginia, and he was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1970. While In Virginia, Scalia taught law at the Virginia Law School until 1974. In 1971, Scalia became General Counsel of the Office of Telecommunications Policy for the White House, and from 1972 to 1974, he was the chairman of the Administrative Conference of the US. Scalia was then appointed the assistant attorney general of the Office of Legal Counsel for the Department of Justice. In 1977, Scalia returned to teaching after 6 months serving as the resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in DC. Him and his family picked up and moved again to Chicago, Illinois. While In Chicago, Scalia taught at the University of Chicago’s law school (he was also a visiting professor of law at his alma mater, Georgetown University, and also at Stanford University during that time) until President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in 1982. Scalia took his oath of office on August 17 of that year. Four years after Scalia began working at the Court of Appeals, President Reagan then chose him to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court. The Senate confirmed Reagan’s appointment on September 17, and Scalia took his oath of office on the 26th of that month. In the year 2000, Scalia has made decisions in two Supreme Court cases, Troxel vs. Granville and California Democratic Party vs. Jones. I will discuss the Troxel vs. Granville case. Troxel vs. Granville is in violation of "The Washington Rev.
six children together (two are biological and the other four are Kris’ children from her previous
Warren Edward Buffett is known for being a famous American investor. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 30, 1930. Warren was born to Leila and Howard Buffett. His father, Howard, was a stockbroker and also became a member of congress. Warren showed early signs of being entrepreneurial through being involved in various business dealings as a child. He also made his first investment in the stock market when he was just 11 years old.