The Constitution calls members of the House “Representatives.” Nowhere does it call any member of Congress “Congressmen.” Members of the House prefer that term because it doesn’t remind them they are elected to REPRESENT the people of their districts. Any member of the House or Senate can be referred to loosely as a “Congressman” or “Congresswoman,” since Congress consists of both bodies, not just one.
Cynthia displays even more stupidity every day. I thought that most of us get over being center of the universe by age four or five. Cynthia must be the exception that proves the rule!
Cactus-Pete almost 3 years ago
As usual she’s wrong. 100 of them are called “Sen.”
Rod Gonzalez almost 3 years ago
“Rep.” is short for Representative.
Jesy Bertz Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The news sites call them “Reps.” because they have bad reputations?
taxidancer almost 3 years ago
The Constitution calls members of the House “Representatives.” Nowhere does it call any member of Congress “Congressmen.” Members of the House prefer that term because it doesn’t remind them they are elected to REPRESENT the people of their districts. Any member of the House or Senate can be referred to loosely as a “Congressman” or “Congresswoman,” since Congress consists of both bodies, not just one.
RLG Premium Member almost 3 years ago
If you call them what you really want to, it will be ‘BLEEP’ in most news sites.
uniquename almost 3 years ago
It’s that darned liberal media again.
I’ve always wondered if labeling members of the house “rep” gave the Republican party some sort of subliminal advantage.
Lord King Wazmo Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Thankfully SOMEONE is willing to take a stand against descending the evolutionary ladder into conservatism. Go Cynthia!!!
NoNameOntheBullet Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Cynthia displays even more stupidity every day. I thought that most of us get over being center of the universe by age four or five. Cynthia must be the exception that proves the rule!
jscarff57 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
For some of them, it stands for “reprehensible”…