European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 stars and stripes sunday March 182007 my by arty sow Mil Wuwung comply inc the speaker Speaks to kids mini Page what is the us Congress speaker Pelosi Congress is where Laws that apply to the entire country Are made it is made up of two Chambers the House of representatives the Senate the word that we use to describe that is bicameral people who have been elected to serve in Congress Are called members of Congress or representatives in the House and senators in the Senate mini Page How Are people elected to Congress speaker Pelosi to become a member of Congress you have to be elected by your constituents con the people who live in the area you represent for me that Means that a majority of the people in san Francisco have gone to the polls every two years since 1987 and elected me to represent them in Congress mini Page what does a representative do speaker Pelosi when we Are in Washington we vote on Bills meet with constituents and other members and try our Best to serve the people who elect us members of Congress Are responsible for passing Laws that affect the lives of All americans including children such As education health and keeping our nation Safe the first woman speaker of the us House of representatives Nancy Pelosi As she was sworn into office in january of this year she is surrounded by her grandchildren and children of other members mini Page How were you elected speaker speaker Pelosi i was elected speaker by my colleagues my fellow members of the House she was nominated by her political party the democrats who now have the most members in the House this Means that they have put their Trust and Faith in me to Lead the House and this is a great Honor before i was speaker of the House i was the House democratic Leader before that i was the House democratic whip the whip is a funny word to describe a Job in which you keep track of other members of Congress and help pass Bills mini Page what does the speaker of the House do speaker Pelosi the speaker of the House has three primary important roles first i represent my constituents in Congress just like every member does second i Lead my party for me that is the democratic party finally i Lead the entire House both the democrats and republicans in addition to All the things that members of Congress do i have extra responsibilities some Days i might give a speech or go to the White House to meet with the president there Are 435 members of the House of representatives they Are elected from congressional districts each of which has an about equal number of citizens they Are elected to serve for two years the 100member Senate has two members from each state senators Are elected for six years the vice president serves As the head of the Senate next week music makers
