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Mr. Speaker sounds like he's had enough of this sh!t. (Original Post)
dewsgirl
Dec 2019
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tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)1. Mr. Speaker?
What did I miss?
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)2. He would say the name and they would say, thank you Mr.Speaker.
Right now a woman is doing it.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)3. Even more confused.
Isn't it "Madam Speaker"? Is someone else acting as Speasker of the House?
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)4. There is a female doing it now, earlier it was a male. Maybe
it's like a moderator?
AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)5. They rotate the Speaker's chair....it happens in every session day.
Majority party members sit there for a period of time...members refer to the Chair...Mr. Mrs. Ms. Speaker...it's a courtesy...
Same thing happens in the Senate.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)6. Thank you, whoever the man was, had it up to here with the
GOP.