Midterm Edition: House v Senate

Civics 101

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History, Government, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Two houses, both alike in...well, many things. But oh so different in many others. We go from absolute basics to the philosophical differences that exist in the Legislative branch. This episode features the opinions of former staffers from both chambers, Political Science professors, and political analysts. Also, Brady Carlson tells the tale of the biggest loss in midterm history, and its relation to a federal holiday. CLICK HERE: Visit our website to see all of our episodes, donate to the podcast, sign up for our newsletter, get free educational materials, and more! To see Civics 101 in book form, check out A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, featuring illustrations by Tom Toro. Check out our other weekly NHPR podcast, Outside/In - we think you'll love it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	President of that objection.
0:02.8	President, I call my amendment per the order.
0:05.5	The clerk will report the amendment.
0:07.8	The senator, what is going on?
0:09.7	Why are you making me listen to this?
0:11.5	Okay, this is from a YouTube video from 2009,
0:15.0	and it's called Senate chaos.
0:17.6	Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont,
0:19.4	he's just proposed an amendment to a healthcare bill.
0:22.2	And as usually happens, he asks the amendment
0:24.4	be considered as red.
0:26.4	Since senators usually get these bills and amendments
0:28.8	in advance, there's no need to read them aloud.
0:31.6	I've checked.
0:32.6	All right, right there.
0:33.6	Senator Tom Coburn from Oklahoma,
0:36.6	of checks.
0:38.0	The table of contents of this act is as follows.
0:41.3	So the clerk has to read the whole thing.
0:44.6	And at 767 pages.
0:49.1	All right, listen to this.
0:50.4	I had the courage to change from green to red or red to green.
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