The document provides biographical information about several members of the United States Congress, including their years elected, number of terms served, previous occupations, religions, and leadership positions. It also gives brief summaries of two current events related to Congress - calling for pressure on China to revalue its currency and the Senate voting to consider extending unemployment benefits and COBRA subsidies.

1. Congress PowerPoint By: Shaw, Shayne, Jeana, and Ashley

2. Congress Demographics

3. Age of Congress

4. Gender of Congress

5. Marital Status of Congress

6. Top Religions of Congress

7. Race of Congress

8. Division of Congress

9. Congress from Texas

10. Kay Bailey Hutchinson First elected in 1993 Re-elected in 1994, 2002, and again in 2006 Number of terms: 4 She was twice elected to the Texas House of Representatives. In 1990, she was elected Texas State Treasurer.

11. John Cornyn First elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2008 Number of terms: 2 In 2007, years of hard work yielded the OPEN Government Act, our nation’s most sweeping reform of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in a decade.

24. Current Event 1 The US Congress must keep up pressure on China to revalue its currency despite Beijing's apparent new willingness to seek fresh sanctions on Iran.