Post on 06-Jan-2016
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The House of Representatives
Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?
Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?
Speaker
of the
House was
Nancy Pelosi, now John Boehner
Who is the #2 officer in the House of Representatives?
• There is not one.
• If the Speaker must be gone, then the Majority Leader steps in for a few days.
Who are the other leaders of the House of Representatives?
• House Majority Leader
Steny Hoyer
• Majority Whip
James Clyburn
House Minority Leader
John Boehner
House Minority Whip
Roy Blunt
Who are the other leaders of the House of Representatives?
The Senate
Who is the presiding officer of the Senate?
The Vice President of the U.S. who has the title of “President of the Senate.”
Outgoing
Dick Cheney
Incoming
Joe Biden
Who is #2 in the Senate?
President Pro-Tempore
Robert C. Byrd
Who are the other leaders in the Senate?
Senate Majority LeaderHarry Reid
Majority WhipRichard Durbin
Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell
Minority Whip
Jon Kyl
Who are the other leaders in the Senate?
In both the Senate and the House of Representatives,
there are other leaders.
The most important are the committee chairpersons.