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The Longest Tenured Speakers Of The House In US History
ByWilliam Fischer
The U.S. Constitution vests Congress with considerable powers and checks on the executive branch — atop which sits the president as the head of state — and the speaker of the House of Representatives may be defined as the parliamentary leader of Congress' lower chamber (per the House's History, Art, & Archives page).
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The House speaker can be one of the chief figures in the U.S.
government if the holder of the office wields all available authority.
House speaker after dennis hastert biography
As explained by the BBC, the speaker sets the legislative agenda for the House each year, assigns membership to congressional committees, and oversees business on a day-to-day basis. By convention, they are also the leader of their party and responsible for advancing that party's agenda to the presidential desk.
And after the vice president, the House speaker is next in line for the White House, should someth