The minority party in Congress has a main goal of becoming the majority. They are known of having opposing views of the majority party. Other goals the minority party has is influencing policy, protect official rights and powers, and to attain party integration. The minority party in the House of Representatives has a minority leader who meets with the majority leader to discuss prevalent issues in the country; they usually work very close to one another. The job of minority whip is to maintain communication between the minority leader and its members. The minority party in the Senate has very similar tasks as the House of Representatives, they have a minority leader who also works very close to the majority leader, and then they elect a whip
