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The Speaker of the House=John Boehner
The Whips=Party leaders who work with the Majority(Eric Cantor) and Minority(Nancy Pelosi) leaders to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party.
The speaker is usually a senior member of the party. His duties: preside over the House when in session, and exercises great control over which bills get assigned to which committee.