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Bill and Bob: Hello, and welcome to Bob and Bill's interview! 

Bob: I’m Bob… 

Bill: And I’m Bill! 

Bob: Today, we have three special guests! 

Bill: A House member, a Senate member, and a cat!!! 

Cat: Meow. Meow.

Bob: Anyways...

Bill and Bob: Please welcome The and Der!!! *Claps with each other*

The: I’m The...

Der: And I’m Der! I’m the House member...

The: And I’m the Senate member!

Bob: Wait- aren’t they both just random Congress things?

Bill: Yeah! Aren’t they the same?

The and Der: Absolutely not!

Der: So, the first difference is that the House has 435 members, and each person has a 2-year term… 

The: And the Senate has only 100, but each person has a 6-year term, so we are more special!

Der: Hmph! Well, the House has 20 committees, and the Senate has only 16 committees! HaHA! What a puny number of committees… beat that! 

The: Well, our committees each have 16 people!

Der: Ours do too! But our committees identify issues and evaluate information! 

The: Same!!! But to become a representative of the Senate, you have to be at least 30, you have to have at least 9 years of citizenship, and you have to be a legal resident of the state you represent. Beat that!!! 

Der: Well… fine. You won that one… Though the House is much more formal than the Senate! Your lame meetings look like a grandpa’s birthday party!

The: Oh yeah!? Well, we senators represent 1 whole state, while you only represent one district of your state! 

Der: We elect a Speaker! Nice, eh?

The: We do too!!! [Please forgive our error; we were being wonky at the time.]

Der: Well, the House is about taxes and spending! What do you do? Eat oatmeal raisin cookies??!! 

The: The Senate can approve or reject the people appointed by the president. For example, nominations to executive offices! well, I sorta do like oatmeal raisin cookies… 

Der: We can impeach the president by providing proof that he committed wrongdoings!

The: But we try the president! We ask them questions and put them on trial! 

Der: Well, what kind of name is ‘THE’?

The: Oh yeah!? Look at your name! ‘DER’! 

Der: Well you smell weird!

The: Back at you! well, I sorta forgot to shower…  

Bill and Bob: FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! 

Bob: I mean.. Break it up, you two!

Bill: Well, okay! 

Bob: That’s the end!

Bill: No, it’s not!

Bob: Okay bye!!! Wait what? 

Bill: The ending song!

Bob: Oh… right.

Bill, Bob, The and Der: Bob The Bill Der- and Cat, can we fix it? Bob The Bill Der- and Cat, yes we can! 

Bob: Ok! Now bye!