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They help plan the party's legislative program, steer important bills through the House, and make sure the chairpersons of the many committees finish work on bills important to the party. The majority leader is the floor leader of his or her political party in the House and, like the Speaker, is elected by the majority party.
The Senate is coloured Red, and the House Of Representatives, Green.
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Arrest from anything except a felony or treason Also they cannot be sued for anything they say while they are on the floor
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the majority leader
The assistant majority leader is the second-ranking member of the party leadership of United States Senate. If there is no floor leader present, the assistant majority leader will act as the floor leader.
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Steny Hoyer of Maryland is the current Majority Floor Leader in the House of Representatives.
The assistant majority leader is the second-ranking member of the party leadership of United States Senate. If there is no floor leader present, the assistant majority leader will act as the floor leader.
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Steny Hoyer of Maryland is the current Majority Floor Leader in the House of Representatives.
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The title for the two floor members are: senate majority leader and senate minority leader
On October 10, 2007: Senate majority floor leader is a Democrat; Senate minority floor leader is a Republican. This may or may not change in the near future. The answer depends on which party held the most seats after the last election; if any senators died in office and were replaced by their home state Governor - who may or may not be from the dead senator's political party; if a senator happens to switch political parties after election (which has hapened).
The party whips assist the party floor leaders during voting, maintain communication between party leadership and members, and count votes on important legislation.