2. House of Representatives:
Speaker of the House
-influences bills/where they go
-influences new member assignments
-appoints party leaders
-presides over speaking on the floor
-rules on parliamentary procedure
Majority Leader
-hand picked by speaker
-plans legislative program
-2nd ranking member of majority party
Minority Leader
-organizes minority party
-limited influence
-could be next speaker
Senate:
President Pro Tempore
-selected to take VP's place
-chair often passed to a junior Senator in a ceremony
Vice President
-only votes in event of tie
-president of senate
3. The President and Vice President would have to die or be removed for the Speaker of the House to become President.
4. Samuel Rayburn.
5. Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House in 2007. She represented the democratic party.
6. 1994-1999. He is famous for leading the republican revolution in 1994.
7. John A. Boehner resigned after 4 years because he was not supported by the democratic party, nor was he supported by his own party because the republicans were so split. He couldn't do his job and find a common goal.
8. Kevin McCarthy. It is no longer the case because he gave up because he knew he wouldn't get enough support and he could not win.
9. Republicans think he has a good reputation with most conservative members of the party. He has said he isn't planning on running, but he's thinking about it.
10. Ways and Means Committee is the chief tax-writing committee in the House. The committee has jurisdiction over revenues such as Social Security, Medicare, and social service programs, tariffs, reciprocal trade agreements, and debt of the United States.
11. "A legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty (rather than the general duties of Congress). Committee membership enables members to develop specialized knowledge of the matters under their jurisdiction." There are 48.
12. The House is fractured and "there is little chance Republicans can achieve legislative victories while President Obama is still in the White House."
13. I'm not sure what I would do in his position. It would be frustrating and difficult to deal with a broken House that is primarily democratic, but if a republican president was to be elected that could help out his situation immensely and he might be able to nurse the House back to health.
14. No.
15. "A congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives. Formally, caucuses are formed as congressional member organizations through the United States House of Representatives and governed under the rules of that chamber." There are about 75. Committees have jurisdiction over specific issue areas, but caucuses are groups that members form to pursue common legislative objectives.
16. A congressional caucus consisting of conservative Republican members of the United States House of Representatives.“The House Freedom Caucus gives a voice to countless Americans who feel that Washington does not represent them. We support open, accountable and limited government, the Constitution and the rule of law, and policies that promote the liberty, safety and prosperity of all Americans.” Members want a speaker who will give them a bigger say in how the House runs. The caucus is relevant today in the search for the new Speaker of the House.
17. Paul Ryan has headed back to his hometown in Wisconsin to reconsider his statement that he does not want the job as Speaker of the House. His reconsideration itself has excited Republicans who are saying they "see no one else with the potential to bring the fractured party back together." Republicans believe that the fractured House and party leaders could effect the 2016 presidential/congressional campaigns, and that Ryan could be their saving grace. Party elders and conservative leaders have been pressuring Ryan by saying he "should run for the good of the country, to rescue the institution of Congress, and to protect the political interests of Republicans over all." Ryan's associates mentioned that he has no intention of fighting for the job; that he would probably only accept it by acclamation. However, not all conservatives are die-hard Paul Ryan fans. Luke Messer, Representative of Indiana, stated: “I frankly think there is no silver bullet candidate that is going to bring us together, either. It’s going to take a combination of things.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/10/us/politics/desperate-gop-appeals-to-ryan-on-speakers-job.html?_r=0
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