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What does the Speaker of the House do?

  • Written by Rachel Caufield, Associate Professor of Political Science, Drake University
Speaker Ryan is leaving the House.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Rep. Paul Ryan, Republican speaker of the House, announced this week he will retire from Congress.

What does the speaker do?

Second in the line of presidential succession after the vice president, the speaker occupies a central role in our national government.

Most people think the...

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