democrats
When one party controls the House and the other controls the Senate it is called divided government.
when one party controls the House and another party controls the Senate
When one party controls the House and the other controls the Senate it is called divided government.
Republican
Democrats
republican
Because it is inportent
The Majority party selects the leaders of the body and controls the flow of legislative work and appoints committee chairs.
The Texas House and the Texas Senate are currently controlled by Republicans. (March 2011)
The most influential person in the senate is the Senate majority leader. This is the person that controls the most influence in the ruling party and in committees.
Storm Thurmond Controls the proceedings of the senate
The agenda for Senate sessions is controlled by the Speaker of the House. The Speaker of the house is currently John Boehner.