What Is the Rules Committee? How Does the Rules Committee

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Essay

What is the Rules Committee? How does the Rules Committee support the power of party leaders in the House of Representatives? How does the absence of a parallel institution in the Senate increase the power of individual senators relative to party leaders?

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Definitions:

Tornado Damage

The destruction or damage caused to structures, lands, and properties as a result of a tornado, a rapidly rotating column of air in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud.

Uninsured Plant

Property, machinery, or industrial facilities not covered by insurance against loss or damage.

Extraordinary Item

Rare and significant events that are both unusual and infrequent in nature, whose financial effects are separated out on a company's income statement to provide clearer results.

Discontinued Component

A segment or unit of a business that has been sold or terminated, which is reported separately in the financial statements.