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Each party elects a floor leader, who is known as the majority leader or minority leader. The minority leader heads their party in the House, and the majority leader is their party's second-highest-ranking official, behind the speaker.
Elected by the whole of the House of Representatives, the Speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several roles: the institutional role of presiding officer and administrative head of the House, the role of leader of the majority party in the House, and the representative role of an elected member of the House.
May 3, 2022 · The majority leader in the contemporary House is second-in-command behind the Speaker of the House. 1 Typically, the majority leader functions as the Speaker’s chief lieutenant or “field commander” for day-to-day management of the floor.
5 days ago · Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to condemn President Biden’s withdrawal of weapon shipments to Israel, abandoning our ally in their fight to defend themselves against terrorists.
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Mar 16, 2023 · In the 118th Congress which runs through Jan. 3, 2025, Republicans have majority control of the House of Representatives. Republicans took back the House by a slim majority in the 2022 midterm...
House leadership includes the speaker, majority and minority leaders, assistant leaders, whips and a party caucus or conference. The speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several institutional and administrative roles.
May 13, 2024 · Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network’s Varney and Co. to discuss President Biden’s failure to stand with Israel and protect our border.
