Roles

Minority Leaders job is to enforce party disipline on votes deemed to be crucial by the party leadership and to ensure that members do not vote in a way not approved of by the party.

Majority Leaders is to 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. Congressman Steny Hoyer []

Majority Whip is an elected member of the majority party who assists the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader to coordinate ideas on and garner support for proposed legislation. J ames E. Clyburn

Minority Whip is a member of the minority party who assists the Minority Leader in coordinating the party caucus in its responses to legislation and other matters. Eric Cantor [] President of Senate: Vice President:Joe Biden []