Since polystyrene disintegrates slowly, one of the main challenges that it poses on the environment is that exposure to the sun causes it to photodegrade, meaning it breaks apart into smaller and smaller pieces. The broken down material ends up looking like food to small animals.
United States Congress elections, 2016. A total of 469 seats in the U.S. Congress (34 Senate seats and all 435 House seats) were up for election on November 8, 2016. The big story of the 2016 congressional election cycle was whether or not the Democratic Party would be able to regain control of the Senate.
Congress, made up of the 435 House and the 100 Senate seats, has two different election cycles. House seats are up for re-election every two years during even numbered years, and Senate seats are re-elected every six years. There are 469 seats in the U.S. Congress that are up for the 2016 election â 34 Senate seats and 435 House seats. On your ballot, there are options for a U.S. Senator and for U.S. Representative.