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 Vice President and the President pro-tempore of the Senate are largely ceremonial positions.) As the day-to-day manager of business on the Senate floor, the Majority Leader is responsible for working with each Committee on legislation and scheduling the sequence and manner of debate on all legislation.