Federal Government
Subsequent to the 2010 national census, and the 2011 change in allocation of United States House of Representatives districts among the states, Massachusetts has nine seats. Until 2010, they were all Democratic. Massachusetts has one Democratic and one Republican United States Senator, and had the largest single-party delegation in Congress (twelve Democrats) until the election of Senator Scott Brown (R).
Further information: United States Congressional Delegations from MassachusettsRead more about this topic: Government Of Massachusetts
Famous quotes related to federal government:
“[M]y conception of liberty does not permit an individual citizen or a group of citizens to commit acts of depredation against nature in such a way as to harm their neighbors and especially to harm the future generations of Americans. If many years ago we had had the necessary knowledge, and especially the necessary willingness on the part of the Federal Government, we would have saved a sum, a sum of money which has cost the taxpayers of America two billion dollars.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
“If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn’t be here. It’d still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)