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.
House seats are apportioned among each of the states by population. The 100 members of the Senate serve staggered six-year terms, with each state apportioned two senators, regardless of the state population. Approximately one-third of the Senate is elected every two years at a time. The rate for re-election for incumbents often exceeds 90%. The Congress, made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate, each has an equal say in the legislative process.