Bainbridge Island. Leaving from downtown Seattle, the ferry to Bainbridge Island crosses Elliott Bay and Puget Sound in 35 minutes. Parts of the island are rural, but you will arrive in the town of Winslow, which has the feel of a beach town.
The majority leader in the contemporary House is second-in-command behind. the Speaker of the majority party. Typically, the majority leader functions as the. Speakerâs chief lieutenant or âfield commanderâ for day-to-day management of the. floor.
The Majority Leader leads the majority party in the Senate, decides official party positions, helps organize Senate arguments and negotiations, decides when it is and is not necessary to invoke the Majority Whip to hold Senators to the majority party line and to determine consequences if Senators vote against their party's platform, etc, etc.