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when was the last time democrats controlled congress
At the One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress, from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011, both the senate and house majority were democrats.
who was president during the 111th us congress
The 111th US Congress began during the last two weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency

Question: were the members experienced
Self-contained rewrite: were the 111th us congress members experienced