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Nov 18, 2020 · Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., broke barriers when she was the first woman elected speaker of the House in 2007. Democrats lost the majority in 2011, but she regained the gavel in 2019 when Democrats ...
Jan 3, 2021 · House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.,Dec. 30, 2020. ... 'It was a failure': House Democrats grapple over surprise 2020 losses.
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- His role in promoting 2020 election denial. Johnson is a constitutional lawyer who has used his talents to craft some creative — and controversial — theories.
- His solidly conservative voting record. Johnson's voting record has earned him a lifetime rating of 92% from the American Conservative Union and 90% from Heritage Action.
- His opposition to abortion and LGBTQ rights. Johnson has a spotless history of voting against legal abortion, earning an "A+" rating from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
- He has Trump's stamp of approval, sort of. Wednesday morning, hours before an expected vote, Trump, the de facto leader of the Republican Party, said he wasn't technically endorsing Johnson but suggesting the House elect him.
The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section II, of the U.S. Constitution. [a] By custom and House rules, the speaker is the political and parliamentary leader ...
- $223,500 annually
- Constitution of the United States, article I, § 2, cl. 5
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Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson. Elected by the whole of the House of Representatives, the Speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several roles: the institutional role of presiding officer and administrative head of the House, the role of leader of the majority party in the House, and the representative role of an elected member of the House.
Jan 3, 2021 · By Allan Smith. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was re-elected speaker of the House on Sunday despite a shrinking Democratic majority in the House. With Democrats holding a smaller majority than in the ...
