Congressional+Leadership



Speaker of the House has three key roles, which are the following: she is a representative for his or her district, is a leader of his or her party, and as the leader of the house as a whole. Nancy Pelosi is the speaker of the house.  House Majority and Minority Leaders-Steny Hoyer is our majority leader. The Majority leader is the leader of the majority seats in the house. The Majority leader also is in charge with scheduling legislation for floor consideration; planning the daily, weekly, and annual legislative agendas; consulting with members to gauge party sentiment; and in general, working to advance the goals of the majority party. The Minority leader is John Boehner. The Minority leader servers as the floor leader of the opposite party. The Minority leader is generally on the ballot of the speaker of the house.  A whip manages his or her party’s legislative program on the House floor. They keep tracks of all legislation and ensures that all part members are present when voting on important issues.The majority whip is James E. Clyburn and the minority whip is Eric Cantor.  President of the Senate is Joe Robinette Biden Jr.. The president of the senate is second in command. He is the tie breaking vote when it comes down to a vote.  President Pro-tempore of the Senate is Robert Byrd. He is the second highest ranking official and the highest ranking senator in the United States. He takes position of the Vice President if he is absent. Elected by the senate. They are appointed certain duties, such as ruling on points of order, and is one of the people who declare the president is enable to do his duty.    Senate Majority leader is Harry Reid. He commands the respect of colleagues from both parties. He also uses his position to deliver federal funding to Nevada students, reduce class sizes, and reduce drop out rates.  Senate Minority leader is Mitch McConnell, a senator from Kentucky. This guy manages and schedules the legislative and executive business of the Senate. Presiding officer gives this guy the power to speak on the floor of the Senate.  <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 126.5%;">Senate majority and minority whip is in control of the formal decision making process in a parliamentary legislature. They also offer both inducements and punishments to party members. Primary they insure a desired attendance for an important vote. The majority whip is Richard Durbin and the minority whip is Jon Kyl. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 115%;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #c600ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 126.5%;">Committee Chairmen is the fourth ranking republican. He summaries the major bills, analysis of roll call votes and distribution of issue papers. The current Chairman is John Thune. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #c600ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">