Speaking of Words: Are There Really Eight Parts of Speech?

Many of us oldsters remember being taught in school that there are eight parts of speech, but I find that, when I try to remember what I was taught, I usually come up with nine.  When I look at various websites that agree that there are eight, I see that their lists are not identical.

Senate Republicans Kill Efforts to Fund Housing Champions, Increase Oversight of EFAs

As hard as they tried, Democrats could not get a single Republican vote in the Senate to pass a number of initiatives offered, including bills to help support infrastructure development for new housing, allow for redistricting maps to be developed before public hearings, and a number of bills that would better monitor oversight of Education Funding Accounts.