The speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives.The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution.The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House, and is simultaneously the body's presiding officer, the de facto leader of the body's majority party, and the ... More @Wikipedia
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