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    "content": "Hon. Members, I now wish to guide the House on the matters raised by the Member for Gem regarding the roles of the Leader of the Majority Party as follows: From an institutional perspective, the Leader of Majority Party has a number of duties. Scheduling Floor business is a prime responsibility of the Leader of Majority Party. Although scheduling the House’s business is a collective activity of the majority party, the Majority Party Leader has a large say in shaping the Chamber’s overall agenda, in determining when, whether, how, or in what order legislation is taken up. In addition, the Leader of Majority Party is active in constructing winning coalitions for the party’s legislative priorities; acting as a public spokesman, defending and explaining the party’s programme and agenda, serving as an emissary to the President, especially when the President is of the same party, and facilitating the orderly conduct of the House’s business."
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