Quote of the Day
"The U.S. economy expanded at a faster clip than initially forecast in the third quarter, helped by more robust consumer spending and by stronger exports. The economy grew at a 2.5% annualized pace in the quarter, revised up from the initial estimate of 2.0%, the government said in its second estimate of quarterly gross domestic product. GDP growth was 1.7% during the second quarter.”
- Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, 11/23/2010
How Laws Are Made
The U.S. Congress, which cosnsists of two separate bodies, the House of Representatives and the Senate, is charged by the Constitution with the responsibility for passing legislation. There are many steps involved in creating laws, from when they are first proposed to when they are published as laws. The Office of the Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, in consultation with the Office of the Parliamentarian of the U.S. Senate, has created a detailed description of the steps involved in making our laws as well as a discussion of the roles played by each governmental body along the way.
This link will take you to the site, hosted by the Library of Congress, where you can read this detailed description of how our laws are made.
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