Do you ever wonder what is going on in your State Capitol? This book will help you understand a little more about state government, from the view-point of a friendly little mouse named Clyde. There's a Mouse in the House of Representatives is for children, as well as for curious minds of all ages. A fun little story to help everyone know what it takes for democracy to work and to know what is really happening in that big marble building down the street. Shannon Olson is the Executive Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator at Science Museum Oklahoma. She previously worked in state government for 20 years, working for the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and also the Lt. Governor's office. She majored in Public Relations and minored in Political Science at the University of Oklahoma (OU) and has always wanted to write a book to explain to a child how state government works. Shannon and her husband live in Yukon, Oklahoma, and have one amazing son, and one spoiled dog. Robin Castle is an officer in the United States Air Force, and is currently stationed in Springfield, Virginia. He has been in the United States Air Force for 17 years, assigned to bases in Florida, Texas, Okinawa, Massachusetts, Ohio and Virginia. He majored in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Aerospace Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and began doing professional artwork and graphic design in 2019. Robin and his wife, Sarah, live in Fort Belvoir, Virginia with their four children, three dogs and one cat.

Congress is in session and the Squeaker of the House and the Senate Mouse-jority leader have a big job to do: they have to pass a law designating a national cheese for the United Mice of America. InHouse Mouse, Senate Mouse, bestselling and award-winning duo Peter and Cheryl Barnes give kids an entertaining and educational look at the legislative process while teaching them the values of hard work and compromise. From drawing up a bill and committee discussions to voting and signing a bill,House Mouse, Senate Mouse teaches children about the Senate, House of Representatives, and the Capitol building. House Mouse, Senate Mouse also features “The Tail End: Resources for Parents and Teachers” at the end of the book to help moms, dads, and educators teach their little mice even more about our legislative branch. Fun and informative, House Mouse, Senate Mouse is a great book for any child who might one day aspire to be a Congressmouse and work in our nation’s capital.

This book explores why some members of Congress are more effective than others at navigating the legislative process and what this means for how Congress is organized and what policies it produces. Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman develop a new metric of individual legislator effectiveness (the Legislative Effectiveness Score) that will be of interest to scholars, voters, and politicians alike. They use these scores to study party influence in Congress, the successes or failures of women and African Americans in Congress, policy gridlock, and the specific strategies that lawmakers employ to advance their agendas.

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)