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Glassunion

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27. I love NDT, however he is not accurate in this statement.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 04:56 PM

Mar 2014

Lawyers and business people are the majority, however do not encompass the entirety of our lawmakers.

113th - Congress

108 business people
12 farmers and ranchers
27 medical professionals
2 veterinarians
44 educators
10 non-profit and community workers
7 accountants
128 lawyers
55 government employees and career politicians
19 career military and law enforcement
8 entertainment and media
2 social workers
1 microbiologist
1 legal secretary
2 clergy
2 engineers
1 youth camp director
1 mill supervisor
1 physicist
1 carpenter
1 union rep

113th - Senate
1 social worker
1 engineer
2 entertainment an media
45 lawyers
22 businesspeople
3 farmers and ranchers
3 medical profesionals
7 educators
4 non-profit and community workers
3 military and law enforcement
9 government employees and career politicians

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Hired lawyers, like hired guns demwing Mar 2014 #75

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I love NDT, however he is not accurate in this statement. Glassunion Mar 2014 #27

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