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In reply to the discussion: Rep Omar: "Stop pretending we can't afford to house our homeless, heal planet, feed our children..." [View all]lapucelle
(19,495 posts)62. It's remarkable how well some Democratic freshman rank when compared to "20+ year MOCs".
Seriously!
From The Center for Effective Lawmaking:
High-Performing Freshmen
Another positive sign comes from the new freshmen lawmakers who are off to a promising start in their first two years, scoring in our Exceeds Expectations category in their first term in office. Relative to the 15 members on this list in the 115th Congress, the list of top performing freshmen in the 116th has expanded to 26 legislators. Research suggests that performance in a legislators freshman term is highly correlated with subsequent lawmaking effectiveness, as well as with their overall career trajectory.
Another positive sign comes from the new freshmen lawmakers who are off to a promising start in their first two years, scoring in our Exceeds Expectations category in their first term in office. Relative to the 15 members on this list in the 115th Congress, the list of top performing freshmen in the 116th has expanded to 26 legislators. Research suggests that performance in a legislators freshman term is highly correlated with subsequent lawmaking effectiveness, as well as with their overall career trajectory.
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Of the 96 freshmen in the 116th U.S. House of Representatives, we found that 25 exceeded expectations as lawmakers. Those freshmen scored in ways that reflected typical party differences, with majority-party Democrats outperforming minority-party Republicans.
Topping the list are Reps. Joe Neguse and Elaine Luria, both of whom were also featured on the top ten list for House Democrats.
Nearly all of the others had at least one of their sponsored bills become law. While some of those bills were commemorative in nature, Representatives Josh Harder and Lucy McBath each sponsored two substantive bills that became law. Among minority-party Republicans, Representatives Anthony Gonzalez and Michael Guest likewise each had two of their bills become law, but one of those was a commemorative law in each case.
Topping the list are Reps. Joe Neguse and Elaine Luria, both of whom were also featured on the top ten list for House Democrats.
Nearly all of the others had at least one of their sponsored bills become law. While some of those bills were commemorative in nature, Representatives Josh Harder and Lucy McBath each sponsored two substantive bills that became law. Among minority-party Republicans, Representatives Anthony Gonzalez and Michael Guest likewise each had two of their bills become law, but one of those was a commemorative law in each case.
https://thelawmakers.org/legislative-effectiveness-scores/highlights-from-the-new-116th-congress-legislative-effectiveness-scores
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[Democratic] Freshmen Exceeding Expectations (116th Congress)
1. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) 3.509
2. Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) 3.476
3. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) 2.443
4. Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA) 2.261
5. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) 2.115
6. Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) 2.102
7. Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D-NY) 2.034
8. Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-SC) 1.903
9. Rep. Max Rose (D-NY) 1.892
10. Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) 1.850
11. Rep. Andrew Kim (D-NJ) 1.846
12. Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) 1.759
13. Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-NY) 1.756
14. Rep. Ben McAdams (D-UT) 1.740
15. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) 1.718
16. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) 1.678
17. Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) 1.51
18. Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) 1.507
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Rep Omar: "Stop pretending we can't afford to house our homeless, heal planet, feed our children..." [View all]
kpete
Mar 2022
OP
indeed. you can afford $10 million dollar super boats and high tec bang bangs but not us .
AllaN01Bear
Mar 2022
#2
Yes. She does. Like it is. Like the Rich Media won't say or want her to say. My superhero.
Alexander Of Assyria
Mar 2022
#9
She will voice her opinion, get others to agree and cast her single vote?
Alexander Of Assyria
Mar 2022
#7
Does she really think the it is the 'rich' media's job? Personally I think it is the job of
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#42
Yes. All true. What do anyone know of the real news but what is fed to us by media?
Alexander Of Assyria
Apr 2022
#82
She's one of many elected officials. She's doing what she can do to call attention to poverty,
Autumn
Mar 2022
#11
so many tend to conveniently forget that communicating with & influencing the vox populi often leads
Celerity
Mar 2022
#47
I appreciate that fact that she and a few others are showing people what is possible but isn't being
Autumn
Mar 2022
#48
Many elected officials, including her, list policy positions on their websites.
Torchlight
Mar 2022
#16
Not interested in their policy positions; interested in their accomplishments.
brooklynite
Mar 2022
#17
Let's compare Representative Omar to the other Democratic freshman in her class.
lapucelle
Mar 2022
#60
It's remarkable how well some Democratic freshman rank when compared to "20+ year MOCs".
lapucelle
Mar 2022
#62
She and a few others have tried but they keep getting slapped back from...well, you know who you are
Samrob
Apr 2022
#73
$814 Billion a year year after year on military,America can afford to buy the moon, prefers weapons.
Alexander Of Assyria
Mar 2022
#5
Sad and true, and sadder by the day as the world seems to have learned nothing from history.
Alexander Of Assyria
Apr 2022
#83
We need a population control program. Let's begin with no more billionare$ and richer.
NCjack
Mar 2022
#21
True, out of millions of people, not every person is going to fit into the 9 to 5 J-O-B thing that
Jetheels
Mar 2022
#32
That sounds lovely and it will never happen. This country is too far to the right to enact
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#43
No that is not it...we need to work towards getting the country moved left...and in the
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#58
I will never happen in the short term...which is what I said...not with the numbers we have now.
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#61
Bearing in mind that those lovely left-wing social democracies in Europe won't either...
brooklynite
Mar 2022
#64
Why are things that have already been accomplished elsewhere somehow impossible in the U.S.A.?
hunter
Mar 2022
#34
Try reading. This OP is not about AOC. The "monthly child tax credit payments had in effect,
Autumn
Mar 2022
#40
The child credits were nothing more than a credit folks get at the end of the year given out
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#45
K&R. This post and the comments made me think of a quote I heard several days ago
c-rational
Mar 2022
#38
Not to sound like a broken record here, but in our particular capitalist utopia,
PatrickforB
Mar 2022
#57
If the squad does nothing but make the owners uncomfortable from time to time
questionseverything
Mar 2022
#68