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[12:24.86]US Congress
[12:27.28]The United States Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
[12:33.63]Congress is the legislative branch of government.
[12:37.36]It is responsible for creating, debating and ...

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[12:23.49]The last reading.
[12:24.86]US Congress
[12:27.28]The United States Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
[12:33.63]Congress is the legislative branch of government.
[12:37.36]It is responsible for creating, debating and changing laws in the United States.
[12:43.99]Both the House and the Senate must approve a bill in order for it to become law.
[12:50.27]The House of Representatives has 435 members elected by voters in congressional districts.
[12:58.30]The representatives are divided among the 50 states based on population size.
[13:04.77]The House of Representatives can introduce bills that deal with taxes or spending.
[13:11.49]It can also remove federal officials from office.
[13:15.22]And it can elect the president in the case of an equal number of votes in the electoral college.
[13:22.00]While representation in the House is based on population size,
[13:27.16]all states are equally represented in the Senate.
[13:31.15]There are 100 members of the Senate, 2 for each state.
[13:35.94]The Senate approves or disapproves treaties.
[13:39.86]It also confirms or rejects presidential nominations
[13:44.15]for positions like Supreme Court justices and ambassadors.