congressional leaders
senate minority whip
Senate, have majority and minority whips. They in turn have subordinate "regional" whips. While members of Congress often vote along party lines, the influence of the whip is weaker than in the UK system.
senate majority whip
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature.
house majority whip
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy.
senate majority leader
The Senate Majority leaders who are elected by the party caucuses that hold the majority and the minority respectively.
house minority leader
The leader of the political party that holds a minority of seats in either house of Congress or of a state legislature. Selected by their own party caucus es, minority leaders act as chief spokespersons and strategists for their parties.
speaker of the house
The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker, a member of the House, is elected by a majority party caucus.
president pro-tempore
a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.
vice president
an officer next in rank to a president who serves as president in the president's absence.
chairman of house appropriations committee
is a committee of the United States House of Representatives responsible for setting specific expenditures of money by the government of the United States.
chairman of house ways & means committee
is a senior member of the House of Commons who acts as one of the Speaker's three deputies.
chairman of senate foreign relations committee
is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It is charged with leading foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate.
house minority whip
is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy.
senate minority leader
is to act as the chief spokesperson for the their respective party, and are responsible for the coordination and managing for their party's agenda in the Senate.
house majority leader
the leader of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the party member who directs the activities of the majority party on the floor of either the Senate or the House of Representatives. Origin of majority leader Expand.
