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Congressional Leadership: Speaker of the House

Congressional Leadership: Speaker of the House. John Boehner (OH) (Republican) #1 Position in House Assigns Bills to Committees Assigns Congressmen to Committees Controls Agenda Presides over House http://www.speaker.gov. Minority Leader. #1 Minority Party Nancy Pelosi (CA)

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Congressional Leadership: Speaker of the House

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  1. Congressional Leadership: Speaker of the House • John Boehner (OH) (Republican) • #1 Position in House • Assigns Bills to Committees • Assigns Congressmen to Committees • Controls Agenda • Presides over House • http://www.speaker.gov

  2. Minority Leader • #1 Minority Party • Nancy Pelosi (CA) • Assigns members to Committees • Voice of Minority Party • http://www.democraticleader.gov/

  3. Majority Leader • Eric Cantor (VA) • #2 in Majority Party • Assists Speaker w/Agenda http://republicanleader.house.gov/

  4. Whips • Encourage party discipline • Keep party members informed of party position on issues. • Whip Notice • House agenda, time for votes, position on votes. http://www.democraticwhip.gov/

  5. Senate Leadership • Majority Leader • #1 Position in Senate • Most Important • Harry Reid (NV) • Assigns Bills to Committee • Assigns Members to Committee • Controls Senate Agenda

  6. Senate Leadership • President Pro Tempore • Temporary President • Majority Party member with most seniority. • Patrick Leahy (VT) • Elected 1975 • President of the Senate • Vice President • Breaks Ties • Presides over debate • Seldom Present

  7. Senate Leadership • Majority and Minority Whips • Same role as House Whips • Minority Leader • #1 Position in minority party • Mitch McConnell (KY)

  8. Standing Committees • Standing in Senate-Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry -Appropriations -Armed Services -Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs -Budget -Commerce, Science, and Transportation -Energy and Natural Resources -Environment and Public Works -Finance -Foreign Relations -Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions -Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs -Judiciary -Rules and Administration -Small Business and Entrepreneurship -Veterans Affairs • 20 in the House • 16 in the Senate Purpose: • Main part of law-making process. • Craft/analyze possible legislation • Investigate/Oversight

  9. HOW CONGRESSMEN VOTE • Representational • Organizational • Attitudinal

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