The House of Representatives has not grown since 1929, even though the country has grown enormously since then. Before then, the House expanded with the population since the founding of the country. At the beginning, one representative served 30,000 constituents, but today one representative speaks for close to 800,000 constituents. That makes it harder for ordinary people to be heard and easier for the national parties and well-funded special interests to dominate.
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The House of Representatives has not grown since 1929, even though the country has grown enormously since then. Before then, the House expanded with the population since the founding of the country. At the beginning, one representative served 30,000 constituents, but today one representative speaks for close to 800,000 constituents. That makes it harder for ordinary people to be heard and easier for the national parties and well-funded special interests to dominate.
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