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Speaker of the house
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
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President of the Senate
Kamala Harris
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President Pro Tempore
Patty Murray (D-WA)
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Majority party for the House
Republicans
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Majority party for the Senate
Democrats
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Majority Leader of the House
Steve Scalise (R-LA)
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Majority Leader of the Senate
Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
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Majority Whip (House)
Tom Emmer (R-MN)
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Majority Whip (Senate)
Dick Durbin (D-IL)
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Minority Party of the House
Democrats
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Minority Party of the Senate
Republicans
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Minority Leader of the House
Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
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Minority Leader of the Senate
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
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Minority Whip (House)
Kathleen Clark (D-MA)
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Minority Whip (Senate)
John Thune (R-SD)
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Local house representative
Ben Cline (R-VA-6th District)
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Local Senate representative (SR)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
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Local Senate representative (JR)
Tim Kaine (D-VA)
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What can Congress do? (Article 1)
* Laws, hearings, oversight, regulations.
* House - Taxes, budgets, spending
* Senate - Advice and Consent
* Both - Bills into laws, amendments
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How does Congress work?
Hearings, floor speeches, bill proposal, debate, votes, veto overrides (2/3rds needed), impeachment, bill to law