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__**THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Leadership Roles 2010**

Speaker of the House__: Nancy Pelosi (D)(CA)

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first woman to hold position.elected by fellow house members. Representative for their district, party, and the house as a whole. Resposibilities: call house to order, administer oath of office to house members, preside over debates, recognize members to speak, perserve order, delegate power, set legislative agenda, and heads  the process for recieving chairs in committees and subcommittees in the House. Second in line for presidency if the president and vicepresident cannot fill position. [|Nancy Pelosi's website] =====

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 ===== __House Minority Leader__: John Boehner (R) (OH) The House minority leader is chosen by minority party members prior to new congress session. Responsibilities include: schedualing legislation for floor consideration and planning legislative agendas. Main focus is monitoring floor activities. [|John Boehner's website]

__House Majority Leader__: Steny Hoyer (D) (MA) The House majority leader like the Minority Leader is chosen by majority party members prior to new congress session. Responsibilities include: schedualing legislation fro floor consideration and planning legislative agendas. Main focus is monitoring floor activities. [|Steny Hoyer's website] __House Minority Whip__: Eric Cantor (R) (VA) Count votes and bring in support for their party. [|Eric Cantor's website] __House Majority Whip__: James Clyburn (D) (SC) Count votes and bring in support for their party. [|James Clyburn's website] all pictures from house.gov