Senate vs House

• House members often seek election to the Senate, but not vice versa

  51 members of the Senate (2024) have sat in the House, but no one has ever sat in the Senate then the House
• The Senate is seen as a recruiting pool for presidential and vice-presidential candidates

  Biden seved 50 years in the Senate
• The power of individuals in the Senate is greater as there are fewer representatives for each state, meaning each has great influence

  Chuck Schumer is aware of this and visits all 62 districts in NY
• Both the Senate and the House have equal legislative power - Congress' key function, however only the Senate can ratify treaties
• Both the Senate and the House act as a check on the President, but only the Senate can confirm the President's appointments to their Cabinet and Supreme Court