Toad&Co TRUE NATURE: Congressional Elections

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Stakes are high, here's why.

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True Nature: Congressional Elections

Who? While the presidential election may be on the forefront of everyone's minds and social feeds, there's just as much on the line when it comes to congressional elections. What? With a total of 470 seats in the U.S. Congress (35 in the Senate and 435 in the House) up for election on November 3rd, and with many of those seats in key battleground states, the stakes are about as high as Mt. Everest. Why? Congress makes the laws that influence our daily lives and is essentially the body of government that speaks for the American people. Who we choose to sit in those seats matters.

Back up a sec... Quick history lesson. When writing the U.S. Constitution, the framers referred to Congress as the "first branch," giving it the power to "levy taxes, raise and maintain an army and navy, regulate interstate commerce, and pass any law it deems 'necessary and proper,' among a host of other powers." The Senate was initially intended to represent the states, while the House was designed to represent the nation. Today, about 15,000 bills are introduced in any given Congress, but only a few hundred receive votes on the House or Senate floors. Button: More History

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