The Speaker articulates and pushes the majority party’s political agenda. Even though the Speaker typically does not vote, engage in debate, or sit on standing committees, it is the House’s most powerful position. The Speaker of the House is elected by the majority party and serves as both the House’s partisan and administrative leader. In the House of Representatives, the Speaker of the House is the preeminent leadership position. The party with the most seats in each chamber gains considerable power-not just from their numerical majority-but also from their ability to select the leadership positions in each chamber.
Before we get to the actual bill-passing process, we should note that in each chamber, party leadership shapes the whole legislative labyrinth.
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