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49 members of the House of Representatives are members of the Tea Party caucus.
The Speaker of the House is elected by the members of the House of Representatives. Before the vote each party chooses their candidate. The majority party's candidate will then win the election (assuming his or her party's representatives vote according to the party's decision).
Majoritymajority
The majority party is the party to which the most representatives or senators belong. The other party is the minority party.
Republicans. Although, the Democratic party is expected to regain control in 2012.
The House of Representatives member who said that members of the Tea Party factions are domestic enemies was Rep. Steve Cohen, from Tennessee.
The members of the majority party elect the Speaker of the House by voting.
The Us House of Representatives elected 40 members in the last 2010 election that were self-proclaimed Tea-Party supporters. A Tea Party Caucus in Congress, headed by Michele Bachmann, has over 60 members ( all Republicans).
The Speaker of the House is chosen from the party that holds the majority of elected members in the House. The speaker is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives.
It has been put all over the news that democrats have a larger party in the house of representatives.
The House of representatives.
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