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The '''United States Congress''' was a branch of the [[United States]] government. Sanctioned by the [[United States Constitution]], this body was responsible for the authorization of spending bills, among other things.
 
   
 
The '''United States Congress''' was a branch of the [[United States of America]] government. Sanctioned by the [[United States Constitution]], this body was responsible for the authorization of spending bills, among other things.
In [[1941]], [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin Roosevelt]] pressured Congress for the authorization of funds for aid to the United Kingdom in its war with [[Adolf Hitler]]. ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}})
 
   
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[[Davy Crockett]] was an ex-Congressman when he fought and died at the [[Battle of the Alamo]]. ({{DS9|Once More Unto the Breach}})
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In [[1941]], [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin Roosevelt]] pressured Congress for the authorization of funds for aid to the [[British]] in its [[World War II|war]] with [[Adolf Hitler]]. ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}})
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In [[1961]], President [[John F. Kennedy]], with the Vice President, [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and the {{w|Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House}}, [[Sam Rayburn]] (its highest-ranking member) seated behind him, gave a famous speech to Congress in which he declared his intention that the United States would place a [[Apollo 11|man on the Moon]] by the end of the 1960s; a photograph of Kennedy taken during the speech was scanned by the [[Talosian]]s as they reviewed the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) library computer|library computer files]] on board {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in [[2254]]. ({{TOS|The Cage}} ''remastered'')
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In [[December]] [[2000]], Congress and the [[White House]] joined forces to seek budget deficit cuts. ({{VOY|11:59}})
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{{bginfo|Article I of the United States Constitution, which establishes the US Congress, can be clearly, if briefly, seen in {{TOS|The Omega Glory}}.|Though only Crockett was explicitly mentioned as such, US Presidents [[Andrew Jackson]], [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Harry S. Truman]], [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], [[Richard Nixon]], and [[George H.W. Bush]], First Lady [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] ([[Bill Clinton]]'s wife), [[NASA]] astronauts [[John Glenn]] and [[Harrison Schmitt]], and holodeck joke subject [[Tip O'Neill]] (a longtime Speaker of the House – he actually took the place of Kennedy in the {{w|United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives}} after the latter was elected to the {{w|United States Senate|Senate}} all served in the US Congress at some point in their lives; Presidents [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[Theodore Roosevelt]] (along with Truman, Johnson, Nixon and Bush) also served as Vice President of the United States, whose sole official duty is to preside over the Senate.}}
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File:December 2000 Newspaper.jpg|Congress mentioned in an article of a [[Portage Creek]] regional newspaper
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File:San Francisco Herald.jpg|The US Congress mentioned in an article of the ''San Francisco Herald''
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Revision as of 19:28, 23 July 2014

United states capitol

The Capitol, seat of the United States Congress, in footage from an alternate 1944.

The United States Congress was a branch of the United States of America government. Sanctioned by the United States Constitution, this body was responsible for the authorization of spending bills, among other things.

Davy Crockett was an ex-Congressman when he fought and died at the Battle of the Alamo. (DS9: "Once More Unto the Breach")

In 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt pressured Congress for the authorization of funds for aid to the British in its war with Adolf Hitler. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy, with the Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson and the Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn (its highest-ranking member) seated behind him, gave a famous speech to Congress in which he declared his intention that the United States would place a man on the Moon by the end of the 1960s; a photograph of Kennedy taken during the speech was scanned by the Talosians as they reviewed the library computer files on board USS Enterprise in 2254. (TOS: "The Cage" remastered)

In December 2000, Congress and the White House joined forces to seek budget deficit cuts. (VOY: "11:59")

Article I of the United States Constitution, which establishes the US Congress, can be clearly, if briefly, seen in TOS: "The Omega Glory".
Though only Crockett was explicitly mentioned as such, US Presidents Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and George H.W. Bush, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton (Bill Clinton's wife), NASA astronauts John Glenn and Harrison Schmitt, and holodeck joke subject Tip O'Neill (a longtime Speaker of the House – he actually took the place of Kennedy in the House of Representatives after the latter was elected to the Senate all served in the US Congress at some point in their lives; Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt (along with Truman, Johnson, Nixon and Bush) also served as Vice President of the United States, whose sole official duty is to preside over the Senate.

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