I would say conditioned response. There really is no stimulus involved, she's reacting to something.
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the diverse of collegues can be professionaly enriching to ---- exposing you to new skills
Usually yes. But the form of government and control that the US has is different, so they manage to manage these differences in order to be able to do their duty well in a coordinated manner.
The answer is rules. The rules Committee has the power to move House bills ahead quickly, hold them back, or stop them completely. A committee in the House of Representatives that determines the rules by which bills will come to the floor, be debated, the amount of time that will be allotted for debate and so on.