The theme of this blog post is to discuss the importance of understanding Congress and how it affects your life. However, before we dive into the topic, it's important to go over some background information. So what is Congress? Congress makes up one of the two houses of the United States legislature: the other house is the Senate. It consists of 535 members, 435 votings, and 100 non-voting. Now that we've gone over some basic knowledge about Congress , we're ready to get into the real meat and potatoes of this blog post: educating people on why they should care about "the truth" about Congress. What is Congress? Congress is one of five co-equal parts of America's legislative branch . It is the American democracy's lawmaking body. Is responsible for passing laws, approving regulations, and holding the president accountable for their actions. Has the power to create legislation, which they then send to the other chamber for review. If it's passed, it b