Legislative+Leadership

Legislative Branch is Congress, Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

House of Representative • Minority leader [|Nancy Pelosi] • Minority whip is Steny Hoyer • Majority leader is Kevin McCarthy • Majority whip is Steve Scalise • 435 elected members • Members are elected every 2 years • Must be a U.S. resident for 7 years or more • Must be 25 or older • Members are divided up throughout all 50 states (depending on population) • There are 6 non voting members who represent the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all other 4 territories of the U.S. •The Speaker of the House is elected by the representatives. The current speaker is [|John Boehner]. • The speaker is third in line for Presidency if needed
 * Majority leader:** Leader of the majority party in the House or Senate (a Republican or Democrat).
 * Minority leader:** Leader of the party that has the minority (a Republican or Democrat).

Senate • Majority leader is [|Harry Reid] • Majority whip Richard Durbin • Minority leader Mitch McConnell • Minority whip John Cornyn • 100 Senators • 2 Senators for each state • Have to be 30 years or older • Have to be citizens for at least nine years • Have to be residents of the state they represent • Elected to 6 year terms by people of the state • Senate is set up so 1/3 is reelected every 2 years • Vice President is the leader of the Senate- able to break a tie

"The Legislative Branch." //The White House //. The White House, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2014.

"Leadership." //Welcome to House Press Gallery //. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2014.