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Congress LeadershipMedal of Honor Winner
Speaker of the House
Constitutionally CreatedPresiding Officer
Member of the majority party
Duties of the Speaker
Recognizes SpeakersInterprets and applies rulesRefers bill to standing committee
Rules on points of orderPuts questions to a voteDetermines vote outcomeVotes on issues
Speaker of the House
John Boehner (OH)
House of Representatives
House of Rep.Speaker
Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Majority Whip
Minority Whip
Majority/Minority Leader
Represent the party on the Floor
Serve as spokespersons Advocate their parties' policies and viewpoints
Unite the partyBlock opponents legislation
Minority Leader
Nancy Pelosi (CA) – House Mitch McConnell (KY) - Senate
Senate LeadershipSenate
Vice-PresidentPresident Pro Tempore
Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Majority Whip
Minority Whip
President of the Senate
Joe Biden (CT)
Biden: It's easy being VPBy: Patrick Gavin February 25, 2010 04:36 PM EST
There have been some tense moments during today's health care summit at the Blair House, but not for Vice President Joe Biden, it seems.
Just moments before the afternoon session got underway, C-SPAN's cameras picked up audio of Biden chatting casually with participants.
"It's easy being vice president — you don't have to do anything."
Whomever Biden was chatting with said, "It's like being the grandpa and not the parent."
"Yeah, that's it!" replied Biden.
Biden spokesman Jay Carney tells POLITICO that the vice president was "obviously joking, as any review of his schedule and responsibilities would make abundantly clear."“In the last month, the vice president has, among many other things, made his fourth trip to Iraq since being elected, delivered a major speech on the administration’s non-proliferation agenda, produced a report on the Recovery Act’s first year to the president and played a key role in bringing about the president’s bi-partisan Fiscal Commission,” Carney said. “In the coming days and weeks, the vice president will deliver a first-year report from the Middle Class Task Force, which he chairs, and travel to the Middle East to meet with key leaders in the region.”
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President Pro Tempore
Tem Darrell Steinberg (D) CA
Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid (NV)
Whip System
Assist Party LeaderHelp party leader get bills passed Keep party members informedMake sure all party members are
present for votes on important measures
House Whips
Steny Hoyer (MD)- D Kevin McCarthy (CA)- R
Senate Whips
Richard Durbin (IL) - D John Cornyn (TX)- R