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How Congress Works

How Congress Works. The 112 th Congress has its leaders…. Whips Both parties from both houses of Congress choose them…they are in charge of counting votes, making sure that their party members vote, and reporting to the floor leader on what is going on. Floor Leaders

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How Congress Works

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  1. How Congress Works

  2. The 112th Congress has its leaders… Whips Both parties from both houses of Congress choose them…they are in charge of counting votes, making sure that their party members vote, and reporting to the floor leader on what is going on Floor Leaders Both parties choose them in both the House and Senate…they are in charge of making sure that the agenda of their political party gets carried out President Pro Tempore Usually the longest serving Senator from the majority party in Congress…can run the Senate if the Vice-President is absent Committee Chairs They lead individual committees in the House and Senate…come from the majority party…they decide when they will meet, what issues are discussed, and what to do Speaker of the House of Representatives Elected by the House of Representatives as the leader of the majority party…runs the House of Representatives President of the Senate Also the Vice-President of the United States…not a very important position unless there is a tie in voting SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE John Boehner (R) Ohio PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE Joe Biden (D) PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Patrick Leahy (D) Vermont MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER Eric Cantor (R) Virginia MINORITY FLOOR LEADER Nancy Pelosi (D) California MINORITY FLOOR LEADER Mitch McConnell (R) Kentucky MAJORITY FLOORLEADER Harry Reid (D) Nevada MAJORITY WHIP MINORITY WHIP MAJORITY WHIP MINORITY WHIP COMMITTEE CHAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIRS

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