What are the roles of the majority and minority leaders in the Senate?

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1 November, 04:10

What are the roles of the majority and minority leaders in the Senate?

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Caitlin Bean · Answer 1

Elected at the beginning of each Congress by members of their respective party conferences to represent them on the Senate floor, the majority and minority leaders serve as spokesmen for their parties' positions on the issues. The majority leader has also come to speak for the Senate as an institution.