Essays on Congress

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is a groundbreaking congresswoman. Not only is she the senior US Representative from Florida, but she is also the first Latina elected to the US Congress, and the first Republican in congress to publicly support the passage of the marriage equality act. She…

On December Twenty-ninth, 1945, the province of Texas became a part of the United States of America. A vote that changed the size, shape, and strength of America forever. Congress voted. The vote was 25- 27. One vote would have swung the balance, but a…