1. Countries that were apart of the British Empire have kept English as an official language. 2. English is used in business, academics. road signs and directions and mainly in commerce.
The Majority Leader is the highest ranking member of the party in the Senate that has control of the Senate. Their number #2 is the party whip, who is responsible for handling vote counts and ensuring that the party votes as a unified block.
John Cornyn of Texas is the current Senate Majority Whip.
