What powers does the Speaker of the House have?
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In light of the recent kerfuffle regarding the many elections for a new Speaker of the House, we decided it was time to break down the powers and history of the second-most powerful job in DC. Dan Cassino of Farleigh Dickinson University tells us all about the Speaker; from fundraising to the rules committee to the steering committee to a self-proclaimed Beelzebub to what the repeated failed elections for a Speaker portends for Congress.Click here to listen to our episode on How A Bill (Really) Becomes a Law and click here to learn more about committees.
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What powers does the Speaker of the House have?