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abortion rights
Abrams, Stacey
Abzug, Bella
Acosta, Alexander
advertising
Affordable Care Act
African Americans
descriptive representation for
racism against
role models for
ageism
agitators
AIDS Memorial Quilt
AIPAC. See American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Alianza Latina
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Amazon
ambition gap
American Cancer Society
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
anti-Semitism
accusations of, against Omar
Republican remarks displaying
resolution condemning
in Somalia
AOC. See Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
Arab Americans
arms sales
Armstrong, Neil
authenticity
Axne, Cindy
Ayotte, Kelly
baby boomers
Bachmann, Michele
the Badasses
BDS movement
Bend the Arc
Benghazi attack (2012)
Biden, Joe
Bishop, Sanford
Black Maternal Health Caucus
Blige, Mary J.
Bloomberg, Michael
BNC (Brand New Congress)
Boehner, John
Boggs, Hale
Boggs, Lindy
Bonifaz, John
border-wall funding
Boston City Council
Botts, Herb
Boxer, Barbara
Brand New Congress (BNC)
Broke (Porter)
Brook Avenue Press
Brookline, Massachusetts
Brooks, Susan
Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite
Burns, Alex
Burton, Phil and Sala
Busboys and Poets (Washington, DC)
Bush, George W.
Buttigieg, Pete
Caforio, Bryan
California, Twenty-Fifth District
California Democratic convention (2018)
“call time”
Calvert, Ken
Campbell, David E.
Cantor, Eric
cap-and-trade climate change bill
Capuano, Michael
Carlson, Tucker
Carson, André
Carson, Ben
caucus chair
Center for American Women and Politics
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Chakrabarti, Saikat
Charlottesville, Virginia, march (2017)
Chase Smith, Margaret
Cheney, Dick
Cheney, Liz
Cheshire, Connecticut
Child Development Act
childhood-trauma hearing
children
deaths of, in detention centers
legislation addressing needs of
presence of, on Capitol Hill
Chisholm, Shirley
CIA. See Central Intelligence Agency
Cisneros, Gil
The Class of ‘74 (Lawrence)
Clements, Ben
climate advisory panel
climate-change legislation
Clint, Texas
Clinton, Bill, and administration
Clinton, Hillary
CNN
coalition building
Code Pink
Cohen, Michael
Cohn, Nate
community organizing
community service
Comstock, Barbara
Confederate monuments, removal of
Congress (generally)
debate in
history of women in
leadership positions in
material culture of
seniority and power in
Congress, members of
diversity of
dress code for
minority women as
Muslim
orientation for
as parents
schedule of
time allocation for
Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Budget Office
congressional campaigns (2018)
Jahana Hayes
Katie Hill
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Ayanna Pressley
Lauren Underwood
congressional elections (2018)
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Congressional Women’s Caucus
Connecticut, Fifth District
Connecticut Democratic convention (2018)
Connolly, Gerald
conservative Democrats
conservative Republicans
constituents, concerns of
The Constitution Demands It (Fein, Bonifaz, and Clements)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
control
Cooper, Anderson
Cooper, R. Clarke
Craig, Angie
Crow, Jason
Crowley, Joe
culture
Cummings, Elijah
Curry, Parker
Davids, Sharice
Davis, Jordan
Davis, Rodney
DCCC. See Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
DeGeneres, Ellen
DeGroot, Jake
DeLauro, Rosa
Dellums, Ron
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
Democratic members of Congress
climate-change legislation by
foreign policy on Israel as source of conflict
gun-control legislation by
motions to recommit for
southern border crisis as source of conflict
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
diversity in
fundraising for female candidates
ideological divisions in
for millennials
and 116th Congress
protection for incumbents by
in 2018 elections
women in
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
descriptive representation
for African Americans
by Sharice Davids
by Deb Haaland
impact of, on politics
for Muslims in America
for Native Americans
detention centers, migrant
deaths of children in
family separation policy
members’ tour of
oversight hearings on
spending bills for
digital natives
Dimon, Jamie
Dingell, Debbie
Dingell, John
discrimination. See also racism
diversity
anti-Muslim sentiments against Omar and Tlaib
anti-Semitic remarks by Republicans
anti-Semitism in Somalia
Capitol iftar celebration
change in Democratic Party due to
Democratic conflict over foreign policy on Israel
and Jahana Hayes’s campaign
House anti-Semitism resolution
in House of Representatives
Israel/anti-Semitism controversy for Omar
Muslim representation in Congress
Ilhan Omar’s political career
in 116th Congress
Rashida Tlaib’s foreign policy views
tolerance of, in Trump era
as transformative
and Donald Trump’s tweets about the Squad
Dodd, Chris
Doggett, Lloyd
Dole, Elizabeth
domestic violence
Dowd, Maureen
dress code
dual-loyalty trope
Duckworth, Tammy
Dunn, Michael
Dziedzic, Kari
economic abuse
Edison, Thomas
Elder, Laurel
Ellison, Keith
El Paso County, Texas
Emanuel, Rahm
emergency border bills
EMILY’s List
Emmer, Tom
emotionality
Engel, Eliot
Epstein, Jeffrey
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (1974)
Equal Rights Amendment
Equifax
Ernst, Joni
Escobar, Veronica
Esty, Elizabeth
Everytown for Gun Safety
fact checking
Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)
Family and Medical Leave Act
Farrakhan, Louis
Fast and Furious operation
federal government shutdown (2018–2019)
Fein, Ron
Feinstein, Dianne
Feldmann, Sarah
feminist movement
fly-in days
foreign policy. See Israel, foreign policy on
Fox, Richard L.
Fox News
Freedlander, David
Freedom (Statue of Freedom)
Freedom Caucus
Freedom of Information Act
freshman members of Congress. See also 116th Congress
communication of leadership with
disillusionment for
frustration over control for
during government shutdown
Jahana Hayes’s experience
Katie Hill’s experience
independence for
media attention for
as parents
policy positions of
schedule of
Speaker of the House election for
Rashida Tlaib’s experience
Lauren Underwood’s experience
work done by
Fudge, Marcia
fundraising
in 2018 midterm campaigns
Sharice Davids on
by Republican women
Gaetz, Matt
Gaza War
gender parity
generational inequality
Generation X
Generation Z
Georgia General Assembly
Gertzog, Irwin
Ghana, commemorative trip to
Giffords, Gabrielle
Gillibrand, Kirsten
Gingrich, Newt
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader
“Girl on Fire” (Keyes)
Glassman, Mary
GND. See Green New Deal
Gosar, Paul
Gottheimer, Josh
Gover, Kevin
Grassley, Chuck
Great Gym Rebellion
Greene, Cheryl
Green New Deal (GND)
Greenwald, Glenn
Grose, Christian
gun-control legislation
Gustafson, Melanie
gym, access to
Haaland, Deb
Haberman, Maggie
Habitat for Humanity
Hammill, Drew
Handel, Karen
Hardaway, Michael
Harris, Kamala
Harvard University
Hastert, Dennis
Hayes, Jahana
health-care policy
Hébert, Edward
Heitkamp, Heidi
Hemingway, Ernest
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
hijab
Hill, Katie
Hill, Shak
Hirsi, Adnan
Hirsi Ali, Ayaan
Ho-Chunk Nation
Hogan, Larry
home district visits
Houlahan, Chrissy
House Administration Committee
House Armed Services Committee
House Banking and Currency Committee
House Committee on Homeland Security
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
House Democratic Caucus
House Education and Labor Committee
House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Ethics Committee
House Financial Services Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Intelligence Committee
House Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
diversity in
dress code
emergency border bill
immigration legislation
member management in
power to impeach for
schedules of members
voting procedure
House Oversight Committee
House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
House Subcommittee on Elections
House Ways and Means Committee
Houston, Sam
Howell, Bill
Hoyer, Steny
Hultgren, Randy
Hunter, Duncan
Hutchison, Kay Bailey
ICE. See Immigration and Customs Enforcement
identity politics
iftar celebration, at Capitol
Illinois, Fourteenth District
immigration
bipartisan legislation on
as congressional policy issue
Donald Trump’s policies on
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
“Impeachment August”
impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump
the Badasses on
gravity of impeachment
and House’s power to impeach
impeachment issue for 116th Congress
moderate Democrats on
Nancy Pelosi’s initiation of
Katie Porter on impeachment
Rashida Tlaib on impeachment
Ukraine incident
instrumentalists
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Internal Revenue Service
intersectionality
Iraq War
Israel, foreign policy on
conflict among Democrats over
of Eliot Engel
of Ilhan Omar
of Rashida Tlaib
Israel/anti-Semitism controversy, for Ilhan Omar
Jefferson, Thomas
Jeffries, Hakeem
Jemison, Mae
Jewish Americans
historical language against
House anti-Semitism resolution
on Omar’s Israel/anti-Semitism controversy
on Tlaib’s foreign policy views
views of US support for Israel
Johnson, Chuck
Johnson, Lyndon B.
Johnson, Nancy
John Wayne Airport
JPMorgan Chase
Justice Democrats
Kaine, Tim
Kassebaum, Nancy
Kennedy, John F.
Kennedy, Joseph P., II
Kennedy, Ted
Kerry, John
Keyes, Alicia
Khan, Khizr, and family
Khanna, Ro
Khera, Farhana
Kimmel, Jimmy
Kincaid, Charles
King, Steve
Klobuchar, Amy
Knight, Steve
Kraninger, Kathy
Kudlow, Larry
Laguna Pueblo tribe
Lawless, Jennifer L.
Lawrence, John A.
Learning Club
Lee, Barbara
Lewandowski, Corey
Lewis, John
LGBTQ rights
liberal Democrats. See progressive Democrats
Likud Party
lobbyists
Lofgren, Zoe
Long, Billy
Longworth, Nicolas
Lopez, Jennifer
Lowey, Nita
Luethy, Michael
Luria, Elaine
Maher, Bill
Maloney, Laura
Markey, Ed
Maroon 5 (band)
Mason, Lance
Massachusetts, Seventh District
material culture, congressional
May, Catherine
McAleenan, Kevin
McBath, Lucy
McCain, John
McCarthy, Kevin
McConnell, Mitch
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy
media attention
Medicaid
Medicare for All
Medicare Part D program
men
emotionality in workplace for
male voters for Republican women
view of 116th Congress by
Meng, Grace
mentoring
meritocracy
#MeToo movement
Mikulski, Barbara
millennials
Mink, Patsy Takemoto
Mink, Wendy
Minnesota Department of Education
Minnesota legislature
minority women, in Congress
moderate Democrats
moderate Republicans
Moms’ Caucus
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Monticello plantation
Morella, Connie
motions to recommit
Moulton, Seth
Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie
Mueller, Robert
Mueller report
multiculturalism
Murkowski, Lisa
Murphy, Chris
Murray, Patty
Muslim Advocates group
Muslims
anti-Muslim sentiments against Omar and Tlaib
anti-Semitism in Muslim countries
descriptive representation for
Muslim Americans in Congress
support for Ilhan Omar by
travel ban for
Nadler, Jerry
Nagourney, Adam
NAMES Project
National Defense Authorization Act
National Hispanic Institute
National Institutes of Health
National Teacher of the Year award
National Visionary Leadership Project
Native Americans
Netanyahu, Benjamin
New Deal
New Democrat Coalition
New Mexico, Second District
new Southern Democrats
New York, Fourteenth District
Nielsen, Kirstjen
9/11 terrorist attacks
Nineteenth Amendment
Nixon, Richard
Norton, Mary
Not One Penny campaign
NowThis
Obama, Barack, and administration
Obama, Michelle
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (AOC)
Ocasio-Cortez, Gabriel
office schedulers
Omar, Ilhan
103rd Congress
116th Congress. See also freshman members of Congress
cliques in
diversity of
hearings for
impact and longevity of
impeachment issue for
legacy of
Nancy Pelosi in
political conflicts in
progressive agenda of
Republican women in
standard setting for
O’Rourke, Beto
oversight hearings
emotionality in
House Committee on Homeland Security
House Education and Labor Committee
House Financial Services Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Oversight Committee
and time allocation for members of Congress
PACs. See political action committees
Palestine
Palin, Sarah
Pallone, Frank
parents, members as
Parks, Rosa
Pawnee Tribe
payday loans
Pelosi, Nancy
Pelosi, Paul, Sr.
Pence, Mike
Pentagon
people of color, racism against
Perry, Joan
personal stories, sharing
Phillips curve
Pocahontas
Pocan, Mark
policy gangs, on immigration
political action committees (PACs)
political parties, polarization in
political savvy
politics, impact of descriptive representation on
pool, access to
Porter, Katie
Powell, Jerome
predatory payday loans
presidential primary campaigns (2020)
Pressley, Ayanna
primarying
Pritchard, Amy
Problem Solvers Caucus
Progressive Caucus
progressive Democrats
ProPublica
Pueblo of San Felipe tribe
Pyramid Club
Quiet Skies Caucus
racism
Rankin, Jeannette
Rayburn, Sam
Reagan, Ronald, and administration
Reagan Library
Reagan National Airport
reelection
refugee experience, of Ilhan Omar
Refugee Summit (2017)
regular order
Reid, Charlotte
Relay for Life
Remnick, David
Republican members of Congress
motions to recommit by
Ocasio-Cortez’s work with
racist/anti-Semitic remarks by
on “socialist” Democrats
views of Ocasio-Cortez by
Republican Party
appeals to female voters by
and Likud Party
Trump effect for
Republican women
ambition/cultural gaps for candidates
in Congressional Women’s Caucus
fundraising by
future for
moderate candidates
party’s appeals to female voters
and polarization in political parties
and Trump effect
in 2018 midterm election
resistance politics
restrooms, for members
Richmond, Cedric
Richmond, Virginia
Right to Privacy Act
Robert’s Rules of Order
Roby, George
Roby, Martha
Roby, Riley
Rogers, Will
Rojas, Alexandra
role models
“Role Models Revisited” (Wolbrecht and Campbell)
Romney, Mitt
Rooney, Francis
Roosevelt, Franklin
Rose, Max
Ross, Wilbur
Roybal-Allard, Lucille
Ryan, Paul
Sacagawea
SALT tax policy
Sanders, Bernie
Sandy Hook elementary school shooting
Santos, Manny
Saudi Arabia, arms sales to
Scalise, Steve
schedules, of members of Congress
Schiff, Adam
Schiff, Eve
Schroeder, Pat
Schumer, Chuck
self-determination
Senate
climate change legislation in
dress code for
emergency border bill of
female members of
gun control legislation in
House border bill in
schedules of members
Senate Rules Committee
seniority
sexism
sex scandals
sexual harassment
Shalala, Donna
Sherrill, Mikie
Shirley Chisholm Project
Sinema, Kyrsten
slaves and slavery
Slevin, Jeremy
Slotkin, Elissa
Snowboots on the Ground tour
social media. See also specific platforms
Soltz, Jon
Somalia
Soros, George
southern border crisis
conflict between House Democrats over
detention center tour by members
hearings on detention centers
history of immigration legislation
Senate emergency border bill
Squad’s opposition to House border bill
Southern Cross, flags with
Spanberger, Abigail
Spanberger, Adam
Speaker of the House election (2019)
the Squad
Standing Rock Indian Reservation
State of the Union addresses
Statue of Freedom
Stefanik, Elise
Stevens, Haley
Stewart, Corey
Stewart, Don
Stewart, Jon
Steyer, Tom
suffrage, women’s
The Sun Also Rises (Hemingway)
Sunshine Bronx Business Incubator
Sunshine Law
Swers, Michele
Taulbee, William
Tea Party movement
Thomas, Clarence
Thompson, Mike
3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets (film)
time allocation, for members of Congress
Title IX law
Tlaib, Rashida
Torres Small, Xochitl
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
travel ban
Trent, Corbin
Trump, Donald, and administration
The Trump Effect (Lawless and Fox)
TSA (Transportation Security Administration)
Tucson, Arizona
The Two-Income Trap (Warren)
two-state solution
Ukraine incident
Underwood, Lauren
United Airlines
United Farm Workers of America
United Nations General Assembly
United Way of Central Iowa
universal-background-check bill
University of Missouri
US Air Force
US Army
US Border Patrol
US Capitol
iftar celebration at
Native American portrayals in art
people of color as minority in
as workplace
US census (2020)
US Navy
Vietnam War
Violence Against Women Act
viral videos, campaign
Virginia House of Delegates
voter turnout
voting procedure
Walsh, Debbie
Walters, Mimi
Warren, Elizabeth
Wasniewski, Matthew
Waters, Maxine
Welch, Peter
Westra, Kim
West Virginia Republican Party
whip
White House Fellows
White nationalism
white supremacy
Who the Hell Is Katie Hill? (film)
widows, as members of Congress
Wild, Susan
Winslow, Barbara
Wolbrecht, Christina
Wolf, Frank
women
ambition/cultural gaps for female political candidates
campaigns by
female voters in 2018 election
history of congressional
legislation addressing needs of
in Republican Party (See Republican women)
Women & Power on Capitol Hill (Gertzog)
Women’s Armed Services Integration Act (1948)
Women’s Educational Equity Act (1974)
Women’s March (2017)
Working Families Party
World War I
World War II
Yemen, military assistance for war in
Young, Brigham