Congress most effective lawmakers aren t generally its household names Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY © J. Scott Applewhite, AP The Capitol is seen at dusk as work in the Senate is stalled on the Democrats $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021.
Despite high approval ratingsor wide popularity, well-known members of Congress are not the most effective lawmakers, according to a report from the Center for Effective Lawmaking.
The center recently released its effectiveness scores for members of the 116th Congress, which ran from Jan. 3, 2019, to Jan. 3, 2021. The bottom line: The lawmakers often in the news particularly from the House of Representatives aren t generally the ones sponsoring bills that make significant headway through Congress or making substantial policy proposals. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is one exception.
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One person killed when Amtrak train carrying GOP lawmakers to retreat hits garbage truck
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Thursday, February 1st, 2018.One person killed when Amtrak train carrying GOP lawmakers to retreat hits garbage truckCROZET, Va. One person was killed, and six were injured when an Amtrak train carrying Republican lawmakers to an annual party conference in West Virginia hit a truck here Wednesday morning. None of the dozens of members of Congress aboard the train, or their accompanying family members and aides, were among the seriously injured. The person who […]