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U.S. House of Representatives

The U.S. House of Representatives, one of the two chambers of the federal Congress, serves as the lower house while the U.S. Senate serves as the upper house. The House, in line with the U.S. Constitution, houses 435 voting members who serve two-year terms, their numbers proportionally representing the population of the 50 states. Five delegates, representing the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, along with a resident commissioner from the U.S. Virgin Islands, have non-voting status. The U.S. House of Representatives holds the power to initiate all revenue-based bills, impeach federal officials, and along with the Senate, has the ability to declare war.

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I’m horrified and heartbroken by the mass shooting in downtown Austin this weekend. Now, a third victim has died and more than a dozen people are injured. My prayers are with those still recovering.

I’m incredibly thankful to the police, EM...

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U.S. House of Representatives’s response to Save the Surrey Center Pharmacy Postal Substation

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