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- He or she provides campaign assistance to party incumbents and challengers.
- The minority leader devises strategies, in consultation with other partisan colleagues, that advance party objectives. For example, by stalling action on the majority party's agenda, the minority leader may be able to launch a campaign against a "do-nothing Congress."
- The minority leader works to promote and publicize the party's agenda.
- The minority leader, if his or her party controls the White House, confers regularly with the President and his or her aides about issues before Congress, the Administration's agenda, and political events generally.
- The minority leader strives to promote party harmony so as to maximize the chances for legislative and political success.
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Who is the leader of the house of representative's?
The Speaker of the House is the leader of the House of Representatives. As of June 2014, it is Speaker John Boehner.
Who is the Leader of the Opposition of the House of Representatives?
Leader of the Opposition is the House Minority leader. Nancy Pelosi serves as the House Minority Leader in 2011.
What does the Speaker of the house mean?
The Speaker of the House is the leader of the House of Representatives. Each party has a leader, the party in the minority has a minority leader, and the party in the majority has a majority leader who is also speaker of the house.
Nancy pelosi minority leader?
Pelosi was the House minority leader from 2003-2007.
The person in Congress who is the leader of the smaller party in Congress is the?
The leader of the party with the second most members in Congress is called the Senate Minority leader for the Senate and House Minority Leader in the House of Representatives. There may be third party members with just a few members and they might have a leader but that leader is not referred to as the Minority Leader of that House of Congress.
Who is the leader of the minority party of the lower house?
minority whip
What position did Nancy Pelosi get in the government?
Congresswoman, House Minority Whip, House Minority Leader, and Speaker of the House.
Who is the minority floor leader in the senate?
The current House majority leader is Steny Hoyer, while the current House minority leader is John Boehner my answer is: it is now 2014 and Boehner is Majority leader and Pelosi is Minority leader. this changes with the make up of each Congress
What are the titles of the leadership of Congress?
Congressional leadership is a follows: House of Representative: Speaker of the House Majority Leader Minority Leader Majority Whip Minority Whip Senate: President of the Senate (vice president of the U. S.) Majority Leader Minority Leader President pro tempore of the Senate Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip) Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip)
Which position is higher minority leader or minority whip?
The 'Minority Leader' is just that - the leader. The 'Minority Whip' is the 2nd in command or assistant Minority Leader if you will. This is also the case for the majority party leaders as well. This order holds true for both the House and Senate.
Who will be the new Minority Leader and Minority Whip in the House of Representatives?
House Democrats have elected Nancy Pelosi as Minority Leader and Steny Hoyer as Minority Whip for the 112th Congress (2011-2012, give or take a few days).
John Boehner job in the house?
minority leader
