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Senator Jackie Speier Argumentative Essay

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Senator Jackie Speier, Representative from California 's 14th District, has a solid history in Congress. She currently serves on many Legislative Committees; Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Subcommittee on NSA and Cybersecurity, and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Armed Services). Within this year alone she has only been absent or abstained from a National Key vote six times out of 50. My perception of Senator Speier’s congressional performance is optimistic and confident. Speier introduced 26 bills and resolutions in the 113th Congress, six of the bills and resolutions were a companion bill in …show more content…

Burwell, Obamacare, and Obergefell v. Hodges, same-sex marriage. In King v. Burwell, Sotomayor was recognized as an influential voice, having opposed the arguments that opposed the law. In Obergefell v. Hodges, Sotomayor joined the other justices in passing the same-sex marriage act nationally. I believe because of Sotomayor’s background, being a minority and growing up in Bronx New York, has made her to be a voice for those who are afraid to be heard. America is a melting pot of many cultures and nationalities, our government should reflect the …show more content…

House of Representatives for the 114th Congress and from 2007-2011 she served as Speaker of the House of Representatives. In her role she is responsible for growing and maturing the minority position while negotiating with the majority party, bring minority activities to the floor, and leading the minority debates. Similar to Senator Jackie Speier, in the Senate, and Nancy Pelosi, in the House of Representatives, both are skilled in the making of laws. When these laws are created, in the House of Representatives or the Senate, they will move on to the executive branch, or President, like Clinton, who will either affirm or deny the law. Finally the bill goes Supreme Court, consisting of justices like Sonia Sotomayor, to evaluate the law. In a perfect world the three branches would work seamlessly, as the writers of the Constitution had intended, but with over 430 members of the House of Representatives, 100 members of the Senate, and nine justices serving on the Supreme Court begs for convolution and, at sometimes, chaos. After the law has been proposed, carried out, and evaluated the President has the option to pass or veto the law. One would think that because the head of the American government, elected by the people, has made the order, the process would stop there. But because of the Constitution, Congress, really having all the power, are able to take Presidential veto and overturn

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