AAP on the Hill / Issues: End of Congressional Session Reports

February 22, 2002

Update-End of the First Session of the 107th Congress

The First Session of the 107th Congress had two distinct segments that were strongly influenced by events that occurred outside the House and Senate chambers. The first half of the session, which began in January 2001, was dominated by the official onset of the Bush Administration, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial but historic resolution of the contested presidential election. Then, in the second week of September, when Congress traditionally resumes its work after a long summer recess, the tragic terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon just outside Washington changed the Congressional agenda as swiftly as it changed numerous aspects of life throughout our Nation.

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