Answer: The elected leader of the party controlling the most seats in teh house of
Representatives or the Senate, is second in authority to the speaker of the
house and in teh senate is regarded as in most powerful member
Majority Leader
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Thus the Majority Leader is seen as the de facto leader of the Senate especially in modern times and thus in accordance with Senate rules the Presiding Officer of the day gives the Majority Leader priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate. In addition the Majority Leader serves as the chief spokesperson for their party in the legislature (if the House is held by an opposition party) and the Senate.
On January 20 2021 Democratic vice president Kamala Harris took office. Her tie-breaking vote established a Democratic majority in the Senate making Charles Schumer the majority leader and Mitch McConnell the minority leader.
first senate majority leader 1981-1992 Born the year before American women won the right to vote Hayner and a classmate were the lone female graduates of University of Oregon Law School in 1942. A mix of self assurance and traditionalism Republican Jeannette Hayner dreamed big for a woman of her time yet insisted on only wearing dresses in ...
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