| The Federal Connection |
| June 15, 2011 |
| Important Reminder --- Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders will have toiled in vain... Unless the Lord keeps watch over the City in vain the Watchman stands on guard... In vain you rise up early and go to rest toiling for the bread you eat. |
| The Federal Government |
| Article. II of the Constitution of the United States Section. 1. The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows: Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector |
| The President of the United States of America Barack H. Obama(D) Illinois 44th President U.S. --- To the Left First Lady Michelle Obama --- To the right To E-Mail - Connect to Web site and connect to following page and follow directions on that page http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ The Vice President of the United States of America Joseph Biden (D) Delaware Vice President of U.S. ---- To the left Dr. Jill Biden Second Lady of the U.S ---- To the Right |
Contacting the
President ---
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW
Washington, DC
20500
Phone Numbers
Comments:
202-456-1111
Switchboard:
202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461
President ---
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW
Washington, DC
20500
Phone Numbers
Comments:
202-456-1111
Switchboard:
202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461
President Barack Obama
Vice President Joe Biden
First Lady Michelle Obama
Second LadyDr. Jill Biden
The Cabinet
White House Staff
Chief of Staff Bill Daley
Deputy Chief of Staff Nancy-Ann DeParie
Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco
Counselor to the President Peter Rouse
Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett
Executive Office of the President
Vice President Joe Biden
First Lady Michelle Obama
Second LadyDr. Jill Biden
The Cabinet
White House Staff
Chief of Staff Bill Daley
Deputy Chief of Staff Nancy-Ann DeParie
Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco
Counselor to the President Peter Rouse
Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett
Executive Office of the President
Vice President:
Vice President Joe Biden
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW
Washington, DC 20501
Please include your e-mail
address
Phone Numbers
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461
Vice President Joe Biden
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW
Washington, DC 20501
Please include your e-mail
address
Phone Numbers
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461
| Cabinet The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself. Established in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office. The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General. In order of succession to the Presidency: Vice President of the United States - Joseph R. Biden--- Department of State Secretary - Hillary Rodham Clinton --- http://www.state.gov... Department of the Treasury - Secretary Timothy F. Geithner--- http://www.treasury.gov... Department of Defense - Secretary Robert M. Gates --- http://www.defenselink.mil... Department of Justice --- Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr--- http://www.usdoj.gov... Department of the Interior - Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar --- http://www.doi.gov... Department of Agriculture -Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack --- http://www.usda.gov... Department of Commerce - Secretary Gary F. Locke--- http://www.commerce.gov... Department of Labor - Secretary Hilda L. Solis --- http://www.dol.gov... Department of Health and Human Services - Secretary Kathleen Sebelius --- http://www.hhs. gov... Department of Housing and Urban Development - Secretary Shaun L.S. Donovan --- http: //www.hud.gov... \Department of Transportation - Secretary Ray LaHood --- http://www.dot.gov... Department of Energy -Secretary Steven Chu --- http://www.energy.gov... Department of Education - Secretary Arne Duncan --- http://www.ed.gov... Department of Veterans Affairs - Secretary Eric K. Shinseki --- http://www.va.gov... Department of Homeland Security - Secretary Janet A. Napolitano --- http://www.dhs.gov |
President Obama at Cabinet meeting April 20, 2009
at the White House. White House Photo by Pete
Souza
at the White House. White House Photo by Pete
Souza
The following positions have the status of Cabinet-rank:
White House Chief of Staff --- Bill Daley;
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator --- Lisa P. Jackson ---
http://www.epa.gov;
Office of Management & Budget ---- Jacob J. Lew --- http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb...
United States Trade Representative - --Ambassador Ronald Kirk ---http://www.ustr.gov...
United States Ambassador to the United Nations -Susan Rice ---
http://www.usunnewyork.usmission.gov...
Council of Economic Advisers Chair --- Austan Goolsbe---
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/..
White House Chief of Staff --- Bill Daley;
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator --- Lisa P. Jackson ---
http://www.epa.gov;
Office of Management & Budget ---- Jacob J. Lew --- http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb...
United States Trade Representative - --Ambassador Ronald Kirk ---http://www.ustr.gov...
United States Ambassador to the United Nations -Susan Rice ---
http://www.usunnewyork.usmission.gov...
Council of Economic Advisers Chair --- Austan Goolsbe---
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/..
| Section. 1. The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office. |
| Supreme Court of the U.S. --- The Justices |
John G. Roberts (Chief Justice)
Born --- January 27, 1955 (age 55)
in Buffalo, New York...Appointed by
George W. Bush ---First Day
September 29, 2005
Born --- January 27, 1955 (age 55)
in Buffalo, New York...Appointed by
George W. Bush ---First Day
September 29, 2005
Stephen Breyer,
Born August 15, 1938 (age
71)
in San Franscisco,
California... Appointed by
Bill Clinton --- First Day
August 3, 1994
Born August 15, 1938 (age
71)
in San Franscisco,
California... Appointed by
Bill Clinton --- First Day
August 3, 1994
Antonin Scalia, Born - March 11,
1936 (age 73) in Trenton, New
Jersey... Appointed by Ronald
Reagan --- First Day September
26, 1986
1936 (age 73) in Trenton, New
Jersey... Appointed by Ronald
Reagan --- First Day September
26, 1986
Samuel Alito, Born April 1,
1950 (age 59) in Trenton,
New Jersey... Appointed
by George W. Bush
---January 31, 2006
1950 (age 59) in Trenton,
New Jersey... Appointed
by George W. Bush
---January 31, 2006
Antony Kennedy, Born -July 26,
1936 (Age 73) in Sacremento,
California... Appointed by
Ronald Reagan --- First Day
February 18, 1988
1936 (Age 73) in Sacremento,
California... Appointed by
Ronald Reagan --- First Day
February 18, 1988
Sonia Sotomayor, Born
June 25, 1954 (age 55) in
Bronx, New York...
Appointed by Barack
Obama --- First Day
August 6, 2oo9
June 25, 1954 (age 55) in
Bronx, New York...
Appointed by Barack
Obama --- First Day
August 6, 2oo9
Clarence Thomas, Born - June
23, 1948 (age 61) in Pin Point,
Georgia... Appointed by
George H.W. Bush --- First Day
October 23, 1991
23, 1948 (age 61) in Pin Point,
Georgia... Appointed by
George H.W. Bush --- First Day
October 23, 1991
Elena Kagan, Born April
28, 1960 (age 50) in New
York City, New York...
Appointed by Barack
Obama --- August 3, 2010
28, 1960 (age 50) in New
York City, New York...
Appointed by Barack
Obama --- August 3, 2010
Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Born
March 15, 1933 (age 76) in
Brooklyn, New York...
Appointed by Bill Clinton ---
First Day August 10, 1993
March 15, 1933 (age 76) in
Brooklyn, New York...
Appointed by Bill Clinton ---
First Day August 10, 1993
Retired justices
Currently, there are three living retired Justices of the Supreme
Court, Sandra Day O'Connor and David Souter and John Paul
Stevens. As retired Justices, they may be designated for
temporary assignments to sit with several United States Courts of
Appeals. Nominally, such assignments are made by the Chief
Justice; they are analogous to courts who have selected senior
status, except that a retired Supreme Court Justice never sits as a
member of the Supreme Court itself.
Currently, there are three living retired Justices of the Supreme
Court, Sandra Day O'Connor and David Souter and John Paul
Stevens. As retired Justices, they may be designated for
temporary assignments to sit with several United States Courts of
Appeals. Nominally, such assignments are made by the Chief
Justice; they are analogous to courts who have selected senior
status, except that a retired Supreme Court Justice never sits as a
member of the Supreme Court itself.
David Souter.
Born September 17, 1939
(age 70) in Melrose
Massachusetts... Appointed
by George H.W. Bush --- First
Day October 9, 1990 ---
Senior Status --- June 29,
2009
Born September 17, 1939
(age 70) in Melrose
Massachusetts... Appointed
by George H.W. Bush --- First
Day October 9, 1990 ---
Senior Status --- June 29,
2009
John Paul Stevens - Born
--- April 20, 1920 (age 89)
in Chicago, Illinois--
Appointed by Gerald Ford
--- First Day December 19,
1975Senior Status - June
29, 2010
--- April 20, 1920 (age 89)
in Chicago, Illinois--
Appointed by Gerald Ford
--- First Day December 19,
1975Senior Status - June
29, 2010
Sandra Day O'Connor, Born
May 26, 1930 (age 79) in El
Paso Texas... Appointed by
Ronald Reagan --- First Day
September 25, 1981 --- Senior
Status --- January 31, 2006
May 26, 1930 (age 79) in El
Paso Texas... Appointed by
Ronald Reagan --- First Day
September 25, 1981 --- Senior
Status --- January 31, 2006
| Article. I of the U.S. Constitution Section. 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives |
| 15th Congressional District Representative - Charle Dent |
Charlie Dent (R)
15th Congressional
District (PA)
First elected in 2004
Term ends 2012
15th Congressional
District (PA)
First elected in 2004
Term ends 2012
Committees -- Committee on
Appropriations, Subcommittee on
Homeland Security; Subcommittee
on State and Foreign Operations;
Subcommittee on Transportation,
Housing and Development;
Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct (Ethics Committee)
Appropriations, Subcommittee on
Homeland Security; Subcommittee
on State and Foreign Operations;
Subcommittee on Transportation,
Housing and Development;
Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct (Ethics Committee)
Contacting Representative Dent
Northampton and Lehigh County
3900 Hamilton Boulevard
Suite 207
Allentown, PA 18103
Telephone: 610-770-3490
Montgomery and Berks County
206 Main Street
East Greenville, PA 18041
Telephone: 215-541-4106
Fax: 215-541-4109
Washington Office
1009 Longworth House Office
Building
Washington, DC 20515
Telephone: 202-225-6411
Fax: 202-226-0778
Northampton and Lehigh County
3900 Hamilton Boulevard
Suite 207
Allentown, PA 18103
Telephone: 610-770-3490
Montgomery and Berks County
206 Main Street
East Greenville, PA 18041
Telephone: 215-541-4106
Fax: 215-541-4109
Washington Office
1009 Longworth House Office
Building
Washington, DC 20515
Telephone: 202-225-6411
Fax: 202-226-0778
| United States congressional apportionment is the process by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are redistributed amongst the 50 states following each constitutionally mandated decennial census. Each state is apportioned a number of seats which approximately corresponds to its share of the states. However, every state is constitutionally guaranteed at least one seat. In 2012 the states will have the following representation: Alabama - 7; Alaska - 1; Arizona - 9; Arkansas - 4; California - 53; Colorado - 7; Connecticut - 5; Delaware - 1; Florida - 27; Georgia - 14; Hawaii - 2; Idaho - 2; Illinois - 18; Indiana - 9; Iowa - 4; Kansas - 4: Kentucky - 6; Louisiana - 6; Maine -2; Maryland - 8; Massachusetts - 9; Michigan - 14; Minnesota - 8; Mississippi - 4; Missouri - 8; Montana - 1; Nebraska -3; Nevada -4; New Hampshire -2; New Jersey - 12;New Mexico -3; New York - 27; North Carolina -13; North Dakota -1; Ohio - 16; Oklahoma -5; Oregon -5; Pennsylvania -18; Rhode Island -2; South Carolina -7; South Dakota -1; Tennessee -9; Texas -36; Utah -4; Vermont -1; Virginia -11; Washington - 10; West Virgina - 3; Wisconsin -8; Wyoming -1 |
| 2011-2012 -Pennsylvania State Congressional Delegation Brady, Robert, (R) , Pennsylvania, 1st Fattah, Chaka, (D) Pennsylvania, 2nd Kelly, Mike, (R) Pennsylvania, 3rd Altmire, Jason, Pennsylvania, 4th Thompson, Glenn W, (R) Pennsylvania, 5th Gerlach, Jim, (R) Pennsylvania, 6th Pat Meehan, (R) , Pennsylvania, 7th Fritzpatrick, Mike, (R) Pennsylvania, 8th Shuster, Bill, (R) Pennsylvania, 9th Marino, Tom, (R) Pennsylvania, 10th Barletta, Lou, (R) Pennsylvania, 11th Critz, Mark, (D) Pennsylvania, 12th Schwartz, Allyson Y (D), Pennsylvania, 13th Doyle, Mike, (D) Pennsylvania, 14th •Dent, Charles W, (R) Pennsylvania, 15th Pitts, Joseph R, (R) Pennsylvania, 16th Holden, Tim, (D) Pennsylvania, 17th Murphy, Tim, (R) Pennsylvania, 18th Platts, Todd, (R) Pennsylvania, 19th |
John Boehner
(Left)---Republican --- Rep.
Ohio's 8th Congressional
District --- Speaker of the
House in new Republican led
session
(Left)---Republican --- Rep.
Ohio's 8th Congressional
District --- Speaker of the
House in new Republican led
session
| Eric Cantor (above) --- Rep. Virginia's 75th Congressional District --- Republican Majority Leader in new Republican led session |
Nancy Pelosi (above) --
Democrat --- Rep.
California's 8th Congressional
District... Democratic Minority
leader in new Republican
led session
Democrat --- Rep.
California's 8th Congressional
District... Democratic Minority
leader in new Republican
led session
| Senior PA U.S. Senator -- Bob Casey Contacting your elected Senator |
Robert P. Casey (D)
U.S. Senator (PA)
Term ends 2012
U.S. Senator (PA)
Term ends 2012
Washington D.C.
393 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6324
Toll Free: (866) 802-2833
Fax: (202) 228-0604
393 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6324
Toll Free: (866) 802-2833
Fax: (202) 228-0604
Lehigh Valley
840 Hamilton Street, Suite 301
Allentown, PA 18101
Phone: (610) 782-9470
Fax: (610) 782-9474
840 Hamilton Street, Suite 301
Allentown, PA 18101
Phone: (610) 782-9470
Fax: (610) 782-9474
Committees the Senator Serves
Foreign Relations Committee
•Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and
Central Asian Affairs - Chairman
•Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
•Subcommittee on European Affairs
•Subcommittee on International Development
and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and
International Environmental Protection
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
•Subcommittee on Production, Income
Protection and Price Support - Chairman
•Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition and Family
Farms
•Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization,
Conservation, Forestry and Credit
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Committee
•Subcommittee on Children and Families
•Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging
Joint Economic Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
•Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and
Central Asian Affairs - Chairman
•Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
•Subcommittee on European Affairs
•Subcommittee on International Development
and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and
International Environmental Protection
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
•Subcommittee on Production, Income
Protection and Price Support - Chairman
•Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition and Family
Farms
•Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization,
Conservation, Forestry and Credit
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Committee
•Subcommittee on Children and Families
•Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging
Joint Economic Committee
To Link to Senator Casey's website
and E-Mail
and E-Mail
| Junior PA U.S. Senator -- Pat Toomey |
Contacting your elected Senator
Pat Toomey (R)
U.S. Senator (PA)
Term expires 2016
U.S. Senator (PA)
Term expires 2016
Washington, D.C.
502 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4254
Fax: (202) 228-0284
502 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4254
Fax: (202) 228-0284
Allentown/Lehigh Valley
1150 S. Cedar Crest Blvd Suite 101
Allentown, PA 18103
Phone: (610) 434-1444
Fax: (610) 434-1844
1150 S. Cedar Crest Blvd Suite 101
Allentown, PA 18103
Phone: (610) 434-1444
Fax: (610) 434-1844
To Link to Senator Toomey's
website and E-Mail
website and E-Mail
Committees
Sen. Toomey serves on the
following committees:
■Budget
■Banking, Housing and Urban
Affairs
■Commerce, Science and
Transportation
■Joint Economic
On the Banking Committee
He is a member of the following
subcommittees:
■Financial Institutions and
Consumer Protection;
■Housing, Transportation and
Community Development; and
■Securities, Insurance and
Investment.
On the Commerce Committee
He is the ranking member of the
following subcommittee:
■Consumer Protection, Product
Safety and Insurance
He is also a member of the
following subcommittees:
■Aviation Operations, Safety and
Security
■Communications, Technology and
the Internet
■Surface Transportation and
Merchant Marine Infrastructure,
Safety and Sec
Sen. Toomey serves on the
following committees:
■Budget
■Banking, Housing and Urban
Affairs
■Commerce, Science and
Transportation
■Joint Economic
On the Banking Committee
He is a member of the following
subcommittees:
■Financial Institutions and
Consumer Protection;
■Housing, Transportation and
Community Development; and
■Securities, Insurance and
Investment.
On the Commerce Committee
He is the ranking member of the
following subcommittee:
■Consumer Protection, Product
Safety and Insurance
He is also a member of the
following subcommittees:
■Aviation Operations, Safety and
Security
■Communications, Technology and
the Internet
■Surface Transportation and
Merchant Marine Infrastructure,
Safety and Sec
Senator Toomey
hails from
Lehigh Valley
hails from
Lehigh Valley
| U.S. Senate Leadership |
President of
Senate
Joe Biden
Senate
Joe Biden
Harry Reid -
Senator from
Nevada- D-
Democratic
Party
Majority Leader
Senator from
Nevada- D-
Democratic
Party
Majority Leader
Mitch
McConnell-
Senator from
Kentucky - R-
Republican
Party
Minority Leader
McConnell-
Senator from
Kentucky - R-
Republican
Party
Minority Leader
Daniel Inouye-
Senator from
Hawaii - D -
President Pro
Tempore of
Senate
Senator from
Hawaii - D -
President Pro
Tempore of
Senate
