Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) continues to 'strengthen [their] political influence' as they welcomed Monday night new members and allies, party President and House
Majority Leader Martin Romualdez said Tuesday.
At a fundraiser, Ruiri Rwarera MCA Peter Mutuma, a Linturi man, criticised
Majority leader Victor Karithi (Athwana ward) for causing divisions in the House.
"We respect Mr Duale but feel that as the
majority leader, the negotiations are not at his stage yet.
Martin Romualdez says his designation as House
Majority Leader in the 18th Congress bodes well for the potential expansion of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party.
Following a small group meeting of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) with Congress leaders last Monday,
Majority Leader Martin Romualdez said the lower chamber will recommend to the Senate the reactivation of a joint congressional technical working group that will monitor the progress of legislative action on priority and certified measures.
Wilter Yap Palma and a lawyer by profession, he is the only lawmaker from this province who has so far been reelected as deputy
majority leader for the second time.
Returning Pampanga Congressman Juan Miguel Arroyo, eldest son of former president and speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, was designated among the deputy
majority leaders headed by House
Majority Leader Martin Romualdez.
Under
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Republican Leader from Kentucky, the Senate is exclusively considering partisan, controversial lifetime appointments to the federal courts and virtually nothing else nothing else, Durbin said.
Crespo appointed assistant
majority leader in state House
The House leadership team for the 57th Legislature includes Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, majority floor leader; Terry O'Donnell, R-Catoosa, majority whip; Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, Appropriations and Budget Committee chair; Mike Sanders, R-Kingfisher, deputy
majority leader; Josh West, R-Grove, deputy
majority leader; John Pfeiffer, R-Orlando, deputy floor leader; and Dustin Roberts, R-Durant, deputy floor leader.
Brent Crane, who previously served as the assistant
majority leader, unsuccessfully challenged Bedke for the top spot.
Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell favorably and 44% unfavorably, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer receives 31% favorable and 36% unfavorable ratings.
majority leader - leader of the majority party in a legislature