Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
... One of the first groups founded by Emmanuel d'Astier[?], Lucie Aubrac[?] and Raymond Aubrac[?]. It published an underground paper Libération with the support ...