Republican. It is one reason the Congress has done nothing. The Republican members decided to put up road blocks on bills and appointments. They have managed to stop bills and not compromise on issues.
The Republican Party is the party that has the majority in the 112th Congress of the United States House of Representatives. The Republicans have 242 seats while the Democrats have 193 seats.
Republicans are in the majority in the House, Democrats are in the majority in the Senate.
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The Democrat Party is currently in the numerical majority in the Congress of the US.
The US House of Representatives is controlled by the Democratic party. The Democrats out number the Republicans by a count of 233 to 202.
The majority party in the US House of Representatives elects the person who will become the Speaker of the House of Representatives. This is a powerful position in the US Congress.
The Democratic Party held the majority in bothhouses of the 91st United States Congress.
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In order to reclaim a majority rule in the US House of Representatives, the majority party must gain 218 seats. The US House of Representatives currently has 435 seats, so 218 of these seats must be held by the majority party in order to gain a majority.
i believe it's three-fourths. someone correct me if I'm wrong it must receive the support of two thirds of its members
94th Congress (1975-1977)Majority Party: Democrat (60 seats)Minority Party: Republican (38 seats)Other Parties: 1 Conservative; 1 IndependentTotal Seats: 100 95th Congress (1977-1979)Majority Party: Democrat (61 seats)Minority Party: Republican (38 seats)Other Parties: 1 IndependentTotal Seats: 100 96th Congress (1979-1981)Majority Party: Democrat (58 seats)Minority Party: Republican (41 seats)Other Parties: 1 IndependentTotal Seats: 100
The leader of the US House of Representatives is called the Speaker of the House. As of January 2011, the Speaker is Republican John Boehner of Ohio. The Speaker is elected by the members of the House and historically will be chosen from the majority party in the House. The equivalent position for the opposition party is the Minority Leader.
Democrats maintain a majority of both the US Senate and House of Representatives, and have since the election of 2006.
The turbulent history of the American Party made a sudden leap to majority party status in 1852 when it found itself dominating the politics of several major states, and after the 1854 midterm elections in the US Congress.
Both of California's US Senators are members of the Democratic Party and their delegation to the US Congress as well as the State Senate and Assembly have a heavy majority of Democrats.