The Vice President is considered to be president over the Senate and holds the deciding vote. The true leader of the senate, however, is the leader of the majority.
No. The president pro tempore of the Senate, the longest- serving member of the Senate, is third in the line of succession but the Senate majority leader is not on the list.
The U.S. Senate Majority leader is Harry Reid, a Democrat. He has been at this position in the Senate since 2007. The Minority Leader of the Senate is Mitch McConnell.
The scheduling of bills in the Senate is left up to the Senate majority leader.
Senate Majority Leader. He is technically outranked by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, who is traditionally the most senior member of the majority party in the Senate (and is third in the line of succession after the Vice President and the Speaker of the House). However, the Senate Majority Leader wields much more actual power.
The Democratic party currently holds a majority in the senate, and therefore selects the senate majority leader and the senate committee chairs.
The Vice President is considered to be president over the Senate and holds the deciding vote. The true leader of the senate, however, is the leader of the majority.
Yes, he has the majority of the votes of the 100 members in the Senate.
Yes, he has the majority of the votes of the 100 members in the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader.
the senate majority leader
the current Senate Majority Leader is Harry Reid (D) of Nevada
Senate Majority Whip
The Republicans hold the majority in the State Senate with a majirt of 30 to 20.
The Republicans had Senate majority until the 2006 Congressional Elections when Democrats took the majority. The National Republican Senatorial Committee works to gain a Republican majority Senate, hoping to in the 2010 Congressional elections.
As of August 1, 2014, Harry Reid was the Senate Majority Leader. Senate majority leaders are elected by the largest party in the American Senate. They serve as spokespersons for their party and they manage and schedule the legislative business that occurs in the Senate.
No. The president pro tempore of the Senate, the longest- serving member of the Senate, is third in the line of succession but the Senate majority leader is not on the list.