Because they have to be voted by the house to be the speaker. They are also 2nd in line for presidential succession, after the Vice President.
speaker of the house
who has the most powerful position in the lower house . this person asssign bills to committee
The position of the Chief of Staff. Presently occupied by Rahm Emanuel. The Chief of Staff controls all access to the President
Speaker of the Parliament House.
As of 2012 Andre Carson is the us house of representative:)
speaker of tha house
The Speaker of the House
The Speaker of the House of Representatives
The floor leaders (aside from the Speaker of the House in the House of Representatives).
Speaker of the House, which is almost always the senior member of the majority party.
The speaker of the houseImproved Answer - Speaker of the House is the next person in line for the Presidency outside the Executive Branch, but not necessarily the second most powerful person in DC. The President's (White House) Chief of Staff would be the second most powerful person in Washington DC.
The Speaker of the house has more power than the president pro tempore. In the constitutional succession, the speaker of the house is third after the president, and vice president become deceased.