What powers do the Speaker of the House have?

<p>In light of the recent kerfuffle regarding the many elections for a new Speaker of the House, we decided it was time to break down the powers and history of the second-most powerful job in DC. </p><p>Dan Cassino of Farleigh Dickinson University tells us all about the Speaker; from fundraising to the rules committee to the steering committee to a self-proclaimed Beelzebub to what the repeated failed elections for a Speaker portends for Congress.</p><p><a href="https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/howabill">Click here</a> to listen to our episode on How A Bill (Really) Becomes a Law and <a href="https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/committees">click here</a> to learn more about committees.</p>