Podcast: What Are the Duties of the Speaker of the House of Representatives? (with Paul Ryan)

From Kevin Kosar at the American Enterprise Institute:

The topic of this episode is, “What are the Duties of the Speaker of the House of Representatives?”

My guest is Paul Ryan. Paul Ryan was the 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. In office from October 2015 to January 2019, he was the youngest Speaker in nearly 150 years.

Prior to becoming Speaker of the House, Paul served as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. He also served as Chairman of the House Budget Committee from 2011-2015. In 2012, he was selected to serve as Governor Mitt Romney’s Vice-Presidential nominee. Paul was first elected to Congress at age 28 and represented Wisconsin’s First District for two decades.