Republican Parties: The Importance Of Political Parties In The United States

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According to an article from NPR on November 4, 2014, three House Republican incumbents lost their seats, but as did 10 Democratic incumbents. In the Senate, only three Democratic Incumbents lost their seats and the Republicans walked away with no losses (Johnson, 2014). This midterm election was the icing on the cake for Republicans, because they gained control of the Senate (by slim margins) and kept control of the House. According to Energyandpolicy.org, several Republican additions to the Senate could mean less importance placed on energy and environmental policies. With Republican control, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) was placed as the chair of the Budget committee and is likely to reduce funds allocated to any company looking to reduce carbon pollution. Further, former chairs of the …show more content…

After confirming these predictions with govtrack.us, it should be noted that Republican’s did take over these committees. Some of these officials are considered global warming deniers, which could mean that environmental policies will be squashed or limited by said leaders and party members. In my educated opinion from taking this class, any time there’s turnover and a shift in party control, it means changes across the board. The above-mentioned example is probably only one of many committee chair changes. With said changes, the entire committee has to relearn their dynamic and relearn their policy agenda, which might set them behind on policies they had made headway with. Further, shifts in leadership whether small positions of chairmen or large positions like majority leader (I know that it did not actually happen

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