The Speaker of the House of Representatives is Madam Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) The Senate Majority Leader is Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)
John Boehner is the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the vice president (Joseph Biden) is the President of the Senate.
John Boehner
Nancy Pelosi
The Speaker of the House
The Speaker of the House
by party leaders making the decision, while being guided by a caucus meeting in each respective house.
Republican in both houses. Trent Lott was majority leader in Congress and Republicans had 55-45 majority in Senate.
Members vote at a party caucus before Congress organizes
Floor leaders are leaders of their political parties in each of the houses of the legislature.
The Chief Executive is another name for the President under the government of the Constitution of the United States. You become President by being elected by the (people)Electoral College. Congress, both Houses, determines its leaders by the election of the members of each party. For example, the Speaker of the House is elected by the members of the majority party in the House. The Vice President is President of the Senate, according to the Constitution, but other party officials are elected by the majority and minority parties.
In each House, the Party with the most members is called the majority party. The other is the minority party. Each party in both houses elects leaders, who are called the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, respectively, for each House. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer House minority leader John Boehner Senate majority leader Harry Reid Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell The two Houses of Congress as a whole are lead by the President of the Senate, who is the Vice-President of the United States, and by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who is elected by the Members of the House of Representatives. As a practical matter the Speaker is elected by the members of the Majority Party.
Whips
The Majority Leader is the floor leader of the party that controls Congress. There is one for each house of Congress.
A closed meeting of each political party in each house of congress is known as a caucus. Caucuses take place each year prior to Congress convening.
The joint committee of the Senate is made up of members from both the Senate and the House of Representatives. It consists of senators and representatives who are appointed by their respective party leaders. The number of members from each chamber can vary depending on the specific committee.