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The Democratic Party would not simultaneously control both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate again until more than a decade later, during the 117th Congress. The 111th Congress was the most productive congress since the 89th Congress. [6]
The 111th United States Congress, in session from 2009 to 2010, consisted of 541 elected officials from 50 states, five territories, and the District of Columbia.It is the federal legislature of the United States of America, continuing an unbroken chain dating back to the 1st Congress in 1789.
40 new members of the 111th Congress. [a]The 111th United States Congress began on January 3, 2009. There were nine new senators (seven Democrats, two Republicans) and 54 new representatives (32 Democrats, 22 Republicans), as well as two new delegates (one Democrat, one independent), at the start of its first session.
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 111th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2009, to January 3, 2011. It is a historical listing and contains people who had not served the entire two-year Congress, such as Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.
The Blue Dog Coalition, commonly known as the Blue Dogs or Blue Dog Democrats, is a caucus of moderate members from the Democratic Party in the United States House of Representatives. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The caucus was founded as a group of conservative Democrats in 1995 in response to defeats in the 1994 elections .
This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 111th United States Congress (January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011) in order of seniority. For the most part, representatives are ranked by the beginning of their terms in office.
The nearly $900 billion bill passed the House 281-140 Wednesday, with 200 Republicans and 81 Democrats voting in favor versus 124 Democrats and 16 Republicans voting against it. Most of the NDAA cons
The 10.6% popular vote advantage by the Democrats was the largest by either party since 1982, 26 years earlier, and as of 2024 remains the most recent time that either party won by a double-digit margin in the overall popular vote for the House of Representatives. [4]