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Senator Thomas Daschle served as majority leader at that time. Beginning on January 20, 2001, Republican vice president Richard Cheney held the deciding vote, giving the majority to the Republicans. Senator Trent Lott resumed his position as majority leader on that date.
The constitutionally-defined Senate leadership roles are the Vice President of the United States, who serves as President of the Senate, and the President pro tempore, traditionally the seniormost member of the majority, who theoretically presides in the absence of the Vice President.
Listed below are the current leadership and officers for the 118th Congress. Also available on Senate.gov are historical essays on and lists of Senate leadership and Senate officers.
By Senate precedent, the presiding officer gives the majority leader priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate. The majority leader serves as the chief representative of their party in the Senate, and is considered the most powerful member of the Senate.
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May 1, 2023 · Who is the Senate majority leader? The Senate majority leader is Chuck Schumer of New York. He has held the position since Jan. 20, 2021. Schumer is also the chair of the Senate...
Dec 8, 2022 · Here is the full Democratic leadership slate: Senate Democratic Leader and Chair of the Conference: Chuck Schumer of New York. Democratic Whip: Dick Durbin of Illinois. Chair of the...
Jan 20, 2021 · Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has achieved his long-held dream of becoming Senate majority leader after three new Democrats were sworn into the Senate by Vice President Kamala Harris on...
Jan 31, 2007 · Charles Ellis Schumer is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since 2021 and as a United States senator from New York since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, he has...
Dec 7, 2022 · Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took an emotional victory lap on Wednesday after Democrats won the Georgia runoff and secured an outright majority with a 51st Senate seat.
We are the Senate Democratic Majority. Working with President Biden and our House Democratic colleagues, the Senate Democratic Majority is standing up for American families by continuing to create good-paying jobs and enact policies to level the playing field, fight back against special interests, and unrig the system holding too many Americans ...
