The
Senate Majority and Minority Leaders are two
United States Senators who are elected by the
party caucuses that hold the majority and the minority respectively. These leaders serve as the chief Senate spokespeople for their parties and manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate. By rule, the
Presiding Officer gives the Majority Leader priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate. The Majority Leader customarily serves as the chief representative of his or her party in Senate, and sometimes even in all of
Congress if the
House of Representatives and thus the office of
Speaker of the House is controlled by the opposition party.