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The 112th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. It convened in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2011, and ended on January 3, 2013, 17 days before the end of the presidential term to which Barack Obama was elected in 2008.
The 112th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The 112th Congress first convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011, and concluded on January 3, 2013.
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The House and the Senate have a split personality by design, but Wednesday's debut of the 112th Congress revealed a stark contrast between the two chambers that could define the direction of...
- The 112th Congress was as bad as the 80th “do-nothing” Congress during the Truman era. The comparison is completely unfair — to the 80th Congress. Harry Truman’s improbable comeback to win the 1948 presidential election was fueled by his relentless campaign against the “do-nothing” Republican Congress of 1947-48.
- President Obama wasn’t adept at working with Congress. Robert Caro’s latest volume about Lyndon B. Johnson prompted much talk about the good old days when presidents plied members of Congress with food and drink, and twisted arms to achieve national goals.
- Boehner was. the big loser . A constant refrain throughout the 112th Congress was that Boehner was a weak speaker. His 2010 warning to his party colleagues against using the debt limit to force spending cuts went unheeded.
- Debt-limit debacles will become business as usual in Congress. From 1960 to August 2011, Congress voted 78 times to increase the debt limit, 49 times under Republican presidents and 29 times under Democratic presidents.
For information on all special elections and appointments to fill vacancies in the 112th Congress, refer to “Changes in the Membership of the 112th Congress” at http://www.crs.gov/resources/Pages/Congress_112.aspx. This site is updated whenever there is a change in the membership of the House or Senate.
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Jan 5, 2011 · As the 112th Congress begins, Robert Siegel checks in with two representatives we first met four years ago — Republican Peter Roskam from the Chicago suburbs, and Democrat Gabrielle Giffords...
Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff. History and Government > U.S. Elections. Below lists the members of the Senate in the United States' 112th Congress following the November 2010 midterm elections. Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party affiliation.
