senate leadership

Democrats

• President of the Senate
  Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
  U.S. Vice President
• President Pro Tempore
  Robert C. Byrd
  Democrat, West Virginia
• Majority Leader
  Harry Reid
  Democrat, Nevada
• Assistant Majority Leader
  (Democratic Whip)
  Richard Durbin
  Democrat, Illinois
• Democratic Conference
  Senator Harry Reid, Chair
• Democratic Policy Committee
  Senator Byron Dorgan, Chair

Republicans

• Minority Leader
  Mitch McConnell
  Republican, Kentucky
• Assistant Minority Leader
  (Republican Whip)
  Jon Kyl
  Republican, Arizona
• Republican Conference
  Senator Lamar Alexander, Chair
• Republican Policy Committee
  Senator John Thune, Chair