The democratic political party has controlled the US Senate for the most total years throughout history.
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).
The majority party controls the standing committees in each house of congress. The U.S. Congress includes the United States House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate.
A hostile senate is one in which the Opposition holds the power, thus making it difficult for the Government's bills and legislation to be passed. Kevin Rudd's Labor Party faces this situation until July 2008, when the new senate determined at the last election sits.
In the US, you become President of the Senate by becoming vice-President of the United States.
Democrats maintain a majority of both the US Senate and House of Representatives, and have since the election of 2006.
The political party CAN in charge of the US Senate CAN change with each election, or it can remain whatever it was pre-election. So, it is incorrect that the same party is forever in charge of the Senate; it depends on the election results each time.
During Obama's first term, the Democratic Party controlled both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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The Republican Party.
The democratic political party has controlled the US Senate for the most total years throughout history.
The Virginia Senate is controlled by the democrats and the House by the republicans.
Both the House and the Senate
The Democratic Party.
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In the last election, the Democrat Party continued control of the US Senate. (as of Jan 2013.)
in the year 2000 during the 106th Congress the Republican Party controlled the US Seante