For many years, we have argued that if the Senate were a public school it would be under court ordered busing, if it was a corporation it couldn't get any government contracts, and if it was a private club, members would want to resign before running for public office.A recent report by the Congressional Research Service supports this view.At the beginning of the 112th Congress only 2% of the senators were latino, 2% Asian American and none were black. There have been some changes, however. Back in the 79th Congress (1945-47) only 56% of members of the House held a bachelor's degree. By the latest Congress the figure was 95%. Nationally, only 27% of of adult Americans have attended four years of college.
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