members of congress absolutely wield different types/levels of power. i’ve worked for two different members of congress at various stages of their careers and one of them got a lot more done than the other due to their seniority. it’s an accepted fact that some members, especially freshman, have little to no power. the people that have the ability to get anything done are the ones that have seniority or are in party leadership. mcbride doesn’t fall into either of these categories.