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The function of Congress is to make laws. In the KEN BURNS: AMERICAN STORIES documentary "The Congress," filmmaker Ken Burns chronicles 200 years of Congressional history, exploring the events, issues, and extraordinary careers of some of Congress' most notable members. From readings, diary entries, letters, and famous speeches, the film reveals those who have established the institution that shaped Congressional history and the United States.
Local Resources
For more information about your local representatives:
U.S. Senate: New York
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
http://clinton.senate.gov/
Senator Charles E. Schumer
http://schumer.senate.gov/
U.S. Senate: New Jersey
Senator Jon S. Corzine
http://corzine.senate.gov/
Senator Frank Lautenberg
http://lautenberg.senate.gov/
U.S. Senate: Connecticut
Senator Christopher J. Dodd
http://dodd.senate.gov/
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman
http://lieberman.senate.gov/
U.S. House of Representatives: New York
Representative Timothy H. Bishop - District #1
http://www.house.gov/timbishop/
Representative Steve J. Israel - District #2
http://www.house.gov/israel/
Representative Peter T. King - District #3
http://www.house.gov/king/
Representative Carolyn McCarthy - District #4
http://www.house.gov/carolynmccarthy/
Representative Gary L. Ackerman - District #5
http://www.house.gov/ackerman/
Representative Gregory W. Meeks - District #6
http://www.house.gov/meeks/
Representative Joseph Crowley - District #7
http://www.house.gov/formcrowley/
Representative Jerrold Nadler - District #8
http://www.house.gov/nadler/
Representative Anthony Weiner - District #9
http://www.house.gov/weiner/
Representative Edolphus Towns - District #10
http://www.house.gov/towns/
Representative Major R. Owens - District #11
http://www.house.gov/owens/
Representative Nydia M. Velazquez - District #12
http://www.house.gov/velazquez/
Representative Vito Fossella - District #13
http://www.house.gov/fossella/
Representative Carolyn B. Maloney - District #14
http://www.house.gov/maloney/
Representative Charles B. Rangel - District #15
http://www.house.gov/rangel/
Representative Jose E. Serrano - District #16
http://www.house.gov/serrano/
Representative Eliot L. Engel - District #17
http://www.house.gov/engel/
Representative Nita M. Lowey - District #18
http://www.house.gov/lowey/
Representative Sue W. Kelly - District #19
http://www.house.gov/suekelly/
Representative John E. Sweeney - District #20
http://www.house.gov/sweeney/
Representative Michael R. McNulty - District #21
http://www.house.gov/mcnulty/
Representative Maurice D. Hinchey - District #22
http://www.house.gov/hinchey/
Representative John M. McHugh - District #23
http://www.house.gov/mchugh/
Representative Sherwood L. Boehlert - District #24
http://www.house.gov/boehlert/
Representative James T. Walsh - District #25
http://www.house.gov/walsh/
Representative Thomas M. Reynolds - District #26
http://www.house.gov/reynolds/
Representative Jack Quinn - District #27
http://quinn.house.gov/
Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter - District #28
http://www.slaughter.house.gov/NR/exeres/42C19797-D962-4135-A1F8-B3441139ABAB.htm
Representative Amo Houghton - District #29
http://houghton.house.gov/
U.S. House of Representatives: New Jersey
Representative Robert E. Andrews - District #1
http://www.house.gov/andrews/
Representative Frank A. LoBiondo - District #2
lhttp://www.house.gov/lobiondo/
Representative Jim Saxton - District #3
http://www.house.gov/saxton/
Representative Christopher H. Smith - District #4
http://www.house.gov/chrissmith/
Representative E. Scott Garrett - District #5
http://www.house.gov/garrett/
Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. - District #6
http://www.house.gov/pallone/
Representative Michael A. Ferguson - District #7
http://www.house.gov/ferguson/
Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. - District #8
http://www.pascrell.house.gov/
Representative Steven R. Rothman - District #9
http://rothman.house.gov/
Representative Donald M. Payne - District #10
http://www.house.gov/payne/
Representative Rodney P. Frelinghuysen - District #11
http://www.house.gov/frelinghuysen/
Representative Rush Holt - District #12
http://holt.house.gov/
Representative Robert Menendez - District #13
http://menendez.house.gov/
U.S. House of Representatives: Connecticut
Representative John Larson - District #1
http://www.house.gov/larson/
Representative Robert R. Simmons - District #2
http://www.house.gov/simmons/
Representative Rosa L. DeLauro - District #3
http://www.house.gov/delauro/
Representative Christopher Shays - District #4
http://www.house.gov/shays/
Representative Nancy L. Johnson - District #5
http://www.house.gov/nancyjohnson/
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