A filibuster.
Senate PresidentThe President of the US Senate is the Vice President of the US. you got to write names on it
Trent Lott (R)- Miss
The Majority and Minority Leaders have the real power in the U.S. Senate. The Vice President of the U.S. also have a lot of say in the U.S. Senate.
The current senate minority leader is Mitch McConnell
As of March 2016, the Democratic Party is in the minority in the Senate. The Democratic Party has 44 members, with 2 independents caucusing with them for committee assignment purposes.
They are Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, respectively.
job of the vice president, senate majority leader, house minority leader, assistant majority leader, senate minority leader
The decision to keep the filibuster rule in the US Senate was made to keep a balance. This allows for minority members to stop votes which they would otherwise be unable to do.
House Leadership: Majority Party Speaker of the House Majority Leader Assistant Majority Leader Majority Whip Minority Party Minority Leader Assistant Minority Leader Minority Whip Senate Leadership President of the Senate is the Vice President of U.S. President Pro Tempore--Senator of the Majority Party with Seniority Majority Leadership Senate Majority Leader Assistant Senate Majority Leader Senate Majority Whip Minority Leadership Senate Minority Leader Assistant Senate Minority Leader Senate Minority Whip
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).
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster