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(32,640 posts)So he bears no actual responsibility for the job that he was appointed to do?
That's an interesting way to look at responsibility.... Why even appoint someone if they aren't tasked with being responsible for it?
"DCCC: the only political committee in the country whose principal mission is to support Democratic House candidates every step of the way to victory"
"The Speaker of the House's duties as presiding officer of the House, include administering the oath of office to Members, calling the House to order, preserving order and decorum within the House chamber and galleries, recognizing members to speak on the House floor, and making rulings about House procedures."
"The minority leader serves as floor leader of the "loyal opposition," and is the minority counterpart to the Speaker. Although many of the basic leadership responsibilities of the minority and majority leaders are similar, the minority leader speaks for minority party and its policies and works to protect the minority's rights."
- Not seeing responsibility for Democratic House elections in either of those descriptions.... But Nancy sure did make it rain:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/smashing-a-record-house-democrats-fundraising-exceeded-100-million-in-2017/2018/01/21/1df45512-ff11-11e7-9d31-d72cf78dbeee_story.html