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The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House or House speaker, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section II, of the U.S. Constitution.
The Chief Deputy Whip is the primary assistant to the whip, who is the chief vote counter for their party. The current chief deputy majority whip is Republican Guy Reschenthaler. Within the House Republican Conference, the chief deputy whip is the highest appointed position and often a launching pad for future positions in the House Leadership.
In the 95th Congress, the House formally established an Office of the Parliamentarian to be managed by a nonpartisan parliamentarian appointed by the speaker (2 U.S.C. § 287). The compilation and distribution of the precedents of the House are authorized by law ( 2 U.S.C. § 28 , et seq.).
Rep. Kevin McCarthy had support from 208 members of his conference to remain as House speaker. A handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to make history as McCarthy became the first speaker ...
It’s the first time in history that a speaker has been removed by the House. This comes after Mr McCarthy struck a deal with Democrats over the weekend on a 45-day funding resolution to avert a ...
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The speaker is a member of Parliament (MP) and is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow MPs. MPs also elect three Deputy Speakers, known as the Chairman of Ways and Means and the First and Second Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means. The Lord Speaker is the presiding officer of the House of Lords.
The Republican majority will now have to either figure out a deal in order to give the role back to McCarthy – reminiscent of the 15 votes it took him to win the speakership in January – or ...