The first holder of this position supposedly prevented German from becoming an official langauge of the United States.
The first holder of this position supposedly prevented German from becoming an official langauge of the United States. A holder of this position eliminated the "disappearing quorum" and was nicknamed the "Czar." Holders of this position have included Frederick Muhlenberg and Thomas Reed. Tom Foley lost this position after a future holder of it created the (*) "Contract with America" for the 1994 election. The first female holder of this position helped pass the Affordable Care Act before being deposed in 2010. For 10 points, name this position that has been held by Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi, and which leads America's largest legislative body.
The first holder of this position supposedly prevented German from becoming an official langauge of the United States.
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives