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Congressional Leadership 2012

Vice-President President of the Senate = Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden Presiding Officer of Senate, rarely in attendance. Can cast tie breaking vote.

US Senate Senate Majority Leader - Harry Reid (D-NV) Gets to be recognized first in debate

Congressional Leadership US Senate Majority Whip - Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) Organizes party for important votes Encourages party line voting Sends out info on daily legislation

Congressional Leadership US Senate Minority Leader - Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Heads the opposition. Tries to accomplish the legislative goals of Republicans

Congressional Leadership US Senate Minority Whip – Jon L. Kyl (R-AZ) Guides legislation through Congress by trying to secure key votes

Congressional Leadership US Senate President pro Tempore – Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) Position of honor usually given to senator of Majority Party w/ most seniority Presides when President of Senate is not there Often hands it over to junior senator

Important Chairpersons Commerce – John D.Rockefeller Foreign Relations Committee - John Kerry Armed Services Committee – Carl Levin

Congressional Leadership House of Representatives Speaker of the House - John A. Boehner (R-OH-8th) Principal leader of majority party - voted in. Chairs Steering Committee (assigns Reps and influences who will be a chair)

Congressional Leadership House of Representatives Majority Leader - Eric I. Cantor (R-VA-7th) Develops issues and policies for Republican party Schedules legislative agenda (selects bills for consideration and timing)

Congressional Leadership House of Representatives Majority Whip - Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-22nd) Helps party leader keep up with thoughts of his party members Rounds up members for important votes

Congressional Leadership - House of Representatives Minority Leader - Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA-8th) Responsible for setting up Democratic agenda and heading the opposition to the majority party Spokesperson for party

Congressional Leadership House of Representatives Minority Whip - Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-5th) Mobilizes the party vote on important legislation Role of the Whip: Can be traced back to the United Kingdom's Parliament which adopted the term Whip from the fox-hunting position, ‘whipper-in,' or the person who kept the fox hounds focused on their mission.

Other Chairpersons House Ways and Means – Dave Camp House Appropriations – Hal Rogers

Pennsylvania’s Senators Bob Casey (2006) Patrick Toomey (2010)

Jim Gerlach (2002)

Patrick Meehan (2010)