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Visualize the 117th Senate and its members, and compare it with past congresses
The 22nd Amendment, which established term limits for the Presidency of the United States, passed with some bipartisan support.
In 1999, Congress repealed the 65 year old Glass-Steagall provisions, which required banks to separate investments and deposits. Critics allege this led to risky investment practices, and subsequently the 2008 financial crisis.
Sen. Rand Paul's motion to hold that the Senate cannot try an impeached official who is no longer in office was defeated 55-45. Most legal scholars agree such a trial is permissible.