This page is going to explain the purposes of a Legislative Leader and how they tie into the government.

The President must develop a close relationship with Congress because it will help him to get bills introduced and passed.  It will also get them to do other thins for him.

If the President wants a bill introduced into Congress, a member of the President's staff will first draft the bill according to his instructions.  The President will then ask a senator or a member of the House of Representatives to introduce the bill to Congress.

In order to get a bill passed, the President may then speak to individual commitee members, telling them about the benefits that the bill may provide.  This would be used to encourage them to approve of the bill.

 

Informal Influences	Formal Influences
Telephoning members of Congress Inviting members of Congress to the White House to discuss the bill The President may promise not to veto another bill that a member of Congress may support Televised Seeches and radio addresses by the President to appeal to the people so they might be able to pressure their senators to vote on it	State of the Union address to Congress President will submit a budget to Congress which recommends how the government should raise and spend money to reach those goals President may call a special session of Congress to consider urgent matters

Click here to view examples of radio addresses
Click here to find information about the Senate
Click here to educational resources of the House of Reps.